حیوانیاتی خطہ
Zoogeographical region; faunal region; a large geographical area characterized by a distinct assemblage of animal species, often separated from other regions by natural barriers (oceans, mountains, deserts). حیوانیاتی (hewaniyati) is an adjective meaning zoological, relating to the study of animals, derived from the Arabic "حیوان" (hayawaan, animal) with the suffix "یاتی" (yaati). خطہ (khitta) is the Urdu noun meaning region, zone, territory, or area, derived from the Arabic root خ ط ط (kh t t), meaning to draw a line, to delineate. Together, حیوانیاتی خطہ refers to a zoogeographical region or faunal region. This phrase is used in biology, zoology, biogeography, and ecology. The world is divided into several major zoogeographical regions: Palearctic (قدیم شمالی, qadeem shumali), Nearctic (جدید شمالی, jadeed shumali), Neotropical (جدید استوائی, jadeed istawai), Ethiopian (ایتھوپیائی, ethiopiai), Oriental (شرقی, sharqi), and Australian (آسٹریلوی, australvi). The polarity is neutral, simply naming a geographic concept. The opposite concepts are "نباتاتی خطہ" (nabataati khitta, phytogeographical region) or "غیر حیوانیاتی خطہ" (ghair hewaniyati khitta, non zoological region). The phrase is grammatically masculine (خطہ is masculine), and "حیوانیاتی" is an adjective.