Wallacean

English

Etymology 1

Wallace +‎ -an

Adjective

Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)

  1. Of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.

Etymology 2

Wallacea +‎ -an

Adjective

Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)

  1. Of or relating to Wallacea (a group of Indonesian islands).
    • 2011, Dmitry Telnov, Biodiversity, Biogeography and Nature Conservation in Wallacea and New Guinea:
      While the Philippines have a large Sundaland biotic component, there is a significant Wallacean, New Guinea and Australian element in the biota. The evolutuonary relationships of some of the iconic taxa suggest a Wallacean and Gondwanan origin.
Derived terms
  • Wallacean cuckooshrike
  • Wallacean drongo
  • Wallacean whistler
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