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WALLACE'S LINE

\wˈɒlɪsɪz lˈa͡ɪn], \wˈɒlɪsɪz lˈa‍ɪn], \w_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_s_ɪ_z l_ˈaɪ_n]\

Definitions of WALLACE'S LINE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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An imaginary line separating the Australian and Oriental regions: it ran between Bali and Lombok, between Celebes and Borneo, and then to the eastward of the Philippines.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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