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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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
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
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
Natural History.—Throughout its range Hyla staufferi occurs in subhumid forests and savannas; consequently, the breeding activities are limited by the seasonal occurrence of rainfall, which accumulates in temporary ponds where this species breeds.
From The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America by Juan R. león
