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Definition of: Ornithogaea
(ôr′nə·thō·jē′ə) noun
A zoogeographical realm including New Zealand and Polynesia, characterized by extinct and existing avifauna not found elsewhere. Also Or′·ni·tho·ge′a. [<NL <Gk. ornis, ornithos a bird + gaia earth, land]
—Or′ni·tho·gae′an or ·ge′an adjective
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