Notogea

Notogaea Definition

Noto·gaea (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 No′to·ge′a

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

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