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Nearctic

/ni.ˈɑː(k).tɪk/US/ni.ˈɑɹ(k).tɪk/

Nearctic proper noun: one of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the North American continent.

Proper noun

Nearctic

  1. One of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the North American continent.

Adjective

Nearctic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Nearctic ecozone.

Nearctic meaning in Bengali

Nearctic in Bengali

নিয়ার্কটিক ইকোজোন সম্পর্কিত

Origin of Nearctic

Coined by English zoologist, ornithologist, and lawyer Philip Sclater in 1858 as ne(o)- + arctic (New World arctic). Modelled after Palearctic (Old World arctic).

Words that rhyme with Nearctic

Questions about Nearctic

What does Nearctic mean?
Nearctic means one of the major ecozones of the world, covering most of the North American continent.
What is Nearctic in Bengali?
Nearctic in Bengali is নিয়ার্কটিক ইকোজোন সম্পর্কিত. See Nearctic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Nearctic?
Nearctic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Nearctic?
Nearctic is pronounced /ni.ˈɑː(k).tɪk/ (UK).

Words near Nearctic in the dictionary

  1. nearby
  2. nearbys
  3. nearcation
  4. nearcations
  5. Nearchus
  6. Nearctic
  7. Nearctica
  8. neare
  9. neared
  10. nearer
  11. nearest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Nearctic (page history and authors); Nearctic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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