subtropical
- a of or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropics
even near the equator vegetation at 5000 ft is subtropical rather than tropical
- Habitat: Tropical and subtropical waters.
- Later investigations strongly suggested that the two men were innocent but by then the local law was back in its familiar subtropical torpor.
- In fact, the Cornell researchers have established that both the male and female of this subtropical species can detect frequencies as high as 2,000 Hz and that they are equal .