Indo-Malayan

American  

[in-doh-muh-ley-uhn] / ˈɪn doʊ məˈleɪ ən /

adjective

1. of Indian and Malayan origin, sponsorship, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of Indo-Malayan

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Flora.—The vegetation is mostly of a tropical Indo-Malayan character—thick jungle with great trees covered with creepers and epiphytes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

They are the smallest of ungulates, and inhabit only portions of the Indo-Malayan region.

From American Big Game in Its Haunts by Various

The species are about equally divided between the Indo-Malayan region and tropical America, only one species being common to both.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

These comprise an essentially Indo-Malayan family, members of which are so conspicuous that we commonly referred to it as Evergreen Dipterocarp Forest.

From Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 by Thompson, Max C.

They are Indo-Malayan ferns with creeping rhizomes and long-stalked, fan-shaped, forked, leathery fronds.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various