zoogeographicalhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoogeographical_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoogeographical, adj.
Revised 2017

zoogeographicaladjective

  1. 1864–
    Of or relating to zoogeography; = zoogeographic adj.
    1. 1864
      He has prepared zoo-geographical maps of all the regions he traversed.
      Proceedings of Royal Geographical Society vol. 8 p. cxliv
    2. a1933
      The geographical and climatic conditions of Palestine, limited in area though it is, made possible a very varied fauna, representative indeed of several different zoögeographical regions.
      J. A. Thomson, Biology for Everyman (1934) vol. II. 895
    3. 1968
      Wallace's Line..marks the zoogeographical boundary between the Oriental and Australian regions.
      I. W. Cornwall, Prehistoric Animals & their Hunters ii. 50
    4. 2008
      Zoogeographical barriers on the South American continent therefore seem to be less of a factor in the distribution of the dragonflies than are the ecological tolerances of the individual species.
      C. W. Heckman, Encycl. Aquatic Insects: Odonata–Zygoptera 39

Originally published as part of the entry for zoogeography, n.

zoogeographical, adj. was revised in June 2017.

zoogeographical, adj. was last modified in July 2023.