Wallacean
Wallacean adjective: of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
Adjective (1)
Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)
- Of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
Adjective (2)
Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)
- Of or relating to Wallacea (a group of Indonesian islands).
- While the Philippines have a large Sundaland biotic component, there is a significant Wallacean, New Guinea and Australian element in the biota. The evolutuonary relationships of some of the iconic taxa suggest a Wallacean and Gondwanan origin.2011, Dmitry Telnov, Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea
- This species is essentially Wallacean, but it is known from two areas in Sundaic Indonesia as we define it.2015, James Eaton et al., “Trade-driven extinctions and near-extinctions of avian taxa in Sundaic Indonesia”, in Forktail, page 2, column 2
Forms of Wallacean
| comparative | more Wallacean |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Wallacean |
Origin of Wallacean
From Wallace + -an.
From Wallacea + -an.
Words formed from Wallacean
- Wallacean cuckooshrike
- Wallacean drongo
- Wallacean whistler
Questions about Wallacean
- What does Wallacean mean?
- Wallacean means of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
- What part of speech is Wallacean?
- Wallacean is an adjective.
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