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Hol⋅arc⋅tic

[ho-lahrk-tik, -ahr-tik, hoh-]
–adjective Zoogeography.
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.

Origin:
1883; hol(o)- + arctic
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Hol·arc·tic   (hō-lärk'tĭk, -lär'tĭk, hŏ-)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or being the zoogeographic region that includes the northern areas of the earth and is divided into Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
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