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Holarctic
Hol·arc·tic [ hō lrktik, hō lrtik, ho lrktik, ho lrtik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of N America, Europe and Asia: found in or characteristic of the regions of North America, Europe, and Asia combined, which share many faunal characteristics
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