humid
adjective
containing a high amount of water or water vapor; noticeably moist.
subhumid
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a word derived from
humid.
Example Sentences
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Page 71: Changed "subhimid" to "subhumid" and "Amerca" to "America".
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
A description of a subhumid corridor across northern central America, with comments on its herpetofaunal indicators.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
The present distribution and differentiation probably are primarily the result of climatic fluctuations in Middle America, which produced the areas of subhumid environment where Conophis presently lives.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by John Wellman
Distribution.—This subspecies is restricted to subhumid forests and savannas on the Pacific lowlands of Panamá.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
In sharp contrast to the surrounding plains the climate is subhumid, especially in the higher Harney region.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
