subtemperate

[suhb-tem-per-it]

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.

Origin of subtemperate

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + temperate

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British Dictionary definitions for subtemperate

subtemperate

adjective

of or relating to the colder temperate regions

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subtemperate in Science

subtemperate

[sŭb-tĕm′pər-ĭt]

Relating to the colder regions of the Temperate Zones.