zoogeographicaladj.
/ˌzuː(ə)ˌdʒɪəˈɡrafᵻkl/, /ˌzəʊəˌdʒɪəˈɡrafᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌzu(ə)ˌdʒiəˈɡræfək(ə)l/, /ˌzoʊəˌdʒiəˈɡræfək(ə)l/ Of or relating to zoogeography; = zoogeographic adj.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > relating to fauna > relating to distribution of
zoographic1829
zoogeographical1864
zoogeographic1875
1864 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 8 p. cxliv He has prepared zoo-geographical maps of all the regions he traversed.
a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 895 The geographical and climatic conditions of Palestine, limited in area though it is, made possible a very varied fauna, representative indeed of several different zoögeographical regions.
1968 I. W. Cornwall Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters ii. 50 Wallace's Line..marks the zoogeographical boundary between the Oriental and Australian regions.
2008 C. W. Heckman Encycl. Aquatic Insects: Odonata–Zygoptera 39 Zoogeographical barriers on the South American continent therefore seem to be less of a factor in the distribution of the dragonflies than are the ecological tolerances of the individual species.
Derivatives
ˌzoogeoˈgraphically adv. as regards zoogeography.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [adverb] > relating to fauna > relating to distribution of
zoogeographically1883
1883 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 12 122 Dr. Böhm's find appears zoogeographically not unimportant.
1912 Nautilus 26 53 It is evident that this shell is, zoögeographically, out of place in the Potomac.
2004 R. H. Tedford et al. in M. O. Woodburne Late Cretaceous & Cenozoic Mammals N. Amer. vi. 204/2 The weight of evidence for the age of this assemblage rests with zoogeographically more widespread taxa such as Daphoenodon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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