Arctiid
noun
any moth of the family Arctiidae, which includes the footman, ermine, and tiger moths
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- Arctogaea
a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions. Historical Examples Arctogaea as a whole may be characterised by both negative and positive characters. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia Frank Evers Beddard noun a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions Compare Neogaea, Notogaea
- Arctogaean
a biogeographical division comprising the Holarctic and Paleotropical regions. adjective of or relating to Arctogaea noun a zoogeographical area comprising the Palaearctic, Nearctic, Oriental, and Ethiopian regions Compare Neogaea, Notogaea
- Arctophile
a person who is very fond of and is usually a collector of teddy bears. noun a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them noun one who loves teddy bears, one who collects teddy bears; also called arctophilist Word Origin Greek arktos ‘bear’
- Arctophilist
noun See arctophile
- Arcturian
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes. Historical Examples It was a gentle dig at his arcturian homeland, which was smaller than most planets. Youth Isaac Asimov For twenty-four hours on that arcturian planet, I would give my life. A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay They are of a spectral type approximately solar; no Orion, […]