"Weber's Line" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Max Carl Wilhelm Weber. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Weber's Line}} Weber's Line
  1. An imaginary line enclosing the region in which the mammalian fauna is exclusively Australasian. Wikipedia link: Max Carl Wilhelm Weber

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