Wallace's Line Definition
wŏlĭ-sĭz
noun
A hypothetical line separating the Oriental and Australasian biogeographic regions and passing between the islands of Borneo and Sulawesi in the north and Bali and Lombok in the south.
American Heritage
Origin of Wallace's Line
After Alfred Russell Wallace
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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