Neogaea

/ ˌniːəʊˈdʒiːə /

noun

1. a zoogeographical area comprising the Neotropical region Compare Arctogaea Notogaea

Word History and Origins

Origin of Neogaea¹

C19: New Latin, from neo- + Gaea , from Greek gaia earth

Example Sentences

Sclater further brigaded the regions of the Old World as Palaeogaea and the two Americas as Neogaea, a fundamental mistake, justifiable to a certain extent only since he based his regions mainly upon the present distribution of the Passerine birds.

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