"Wallacean" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Wallacean [comparative], most Wallacean [superlative]
Etymology: From Wallace + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Wallace|an}} Wallace + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)
  1. Of or relating to Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
    Sense id: en-Wallacean-en-adj-aBb4RSkG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more Wallacean [comparative], most Wallacean [superlative]
Etymology: From Wallacea + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Wallacea|-an}} Wallacea + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wallacean (comparative more Wallacean, superlative most Wallacean)
  1. Of or relating to Wallacea (a group of Indonesian islands). Derived forms: Wallacean cuckooshrike, Wallacean drongo, Wallacean whistler
    Sense id: en-Wallacean-en-adj-7ThqFfua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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