Nearctic

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ni.ˈɑː(k).tɪk/
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• General-American: /ni.ˈɑɹ(k).tɪk/
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪk
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ktɪk
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Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as ne(o)- + arctic (New World arctic). Modelled after Palearctic (Old World arctic).

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: nearktinen — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• French: néarctique — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• Italian: neartico — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• Italian: neoartico — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• Polish: nearktyczny — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• Portuguese: neártico — relating to the Nearctic ecozone
• Finnish: nearktinen — ecozone covering most of the North American continent
• Italian: Neartico — ecozone covering most of the North American continent
• Polish: Nearktyka — ecozone covering most of the North American continent
• Portuguese: Neártico — ecozone covering most of the North American continent