subtropical Meaning of "subtropical"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics

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Usage(s):

  1. Habitat: Tropical and subtropical waters.
  2. Later investigations strongly suggested that the two men were innocent but by then the local law was back in its familiar subtropical torpor.
  3. Here is a Himalayan highland full of red pandas, there a subtropical jungle where it rains indoors, eleven times a day.
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