Austrogaean

adjective

Aus·​tro·​gae·​an

variants or Austrogean

¦ȯstrō¦jēən,

¦äs-

: of, relating to, or being a biogeographic region that comprises the Australian region except Polynesia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Austrogaea, Austrogea, a biogeographic region (from austr- + -gaea, -gea) + English -an

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