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Australasian en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English Australasia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Australasian From Australasia + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to Australia and its surrounding regions of New Guinea, Indonesia, and the south west Pacific Ocean.
    • Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:

Deriveds

Australasian swamphen · Australasian pig-nose turtle · Australasian treecreeper · Australasian slimwing · Australasian figbird · Australasian robin

Synonyms

Oceanian

Translations (3)

it australasiano (relating to Australia and its surrounding regions) · la australasicus (relating to Australia and its surrounding regions) · ga Astraláiseach (relating to Australia and its surrounding regions)

Australasian en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English Australasia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Australasian From Australasia + -an.

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of Australasia.

Forms

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Translations (1)

ga Astraláiseach (a native or inhabitant of Australasia)