holarctic

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holarctic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Holarctic \Hol"arc*tic\, a. [Holo- + arctic.]
     Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif.
     (Zo["o]geography), designating a realm or region including
     the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises
     the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]