Notogaea

(nōt′ə jē′ə)

noun

one of three primary zoogeographic areas of the earth, including Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and nearby islands

also sp. Notogea

Origin: ModL < Gr notos, south, south wind, rain-bringing wind < IE *(s)not- < base *(s)na-, to flow > natant

Related Forms:

See Notogaea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or No·to·ge·a

A zoogeographic region including Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the southwest Pacific Ocean.

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