Ornithogaean

adjective

Or·​nitho·​gae·​an

variants or Ornithogean

"+¦jēən

: of, relating to, or being the biogeographic region or subregion of the Australian region that includes New Zealand and a few adjacent islands

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ornith- + -gaea, -gea + English -an

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