Subarctic

Word SUBARCTIC
Character 9
Hyphenation sub arc tic
Pronunciations /sʌbˈɑːktɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Subarctic"

What do we mean by subarctic?

Of or resembling regions just south of the Arctic Circle. adjective

Nearly arctic; existing or occurring a little south of the arctic circle: as, a subarctic region or fauna; subarctic animals or plants; a subarctic climate.

Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle. adjective

Region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life. noun

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subarctic. adjective

Of or relating to latitudes just south of the Arctic Circle adjective

Region immediately outside of the Arctic Circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life.

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The word "subarctic" in example sentences

I was supposed to be in subarctic America, and high up among the buttresses of the Rockies; yet there was that everlasting spread of flowers. ❋ Unknown (1911)

As an author, the stories I tell are about our deepest superstitions (the devil peering out from a dark mirror at midnight, say, or the dark energies hidden in the land around us), so I take myself away to haunted places - places such as subarctic ❋ Unknown (2009)

The brutal subarctic cold made it all the worse, attacking our shriveling bodies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the Arctic Ocean north becomes less and less icy, commercial fisherman have begun eyeing these vast, untapped waters as an adjunct to the famously rich fishing grounds of the subarctic Bering Sea, west of Alaska. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Because the penguins were Gentoo penguins—subarctic penguins that were born in the Biodome in Montreal, Canada—it just took a little longer and it was more difficult to get them into New York. ❋ Alexandra Cheney (2011)

Because they are subarctic penguins we could not use them in any exterior scenes when we were filming. ❋ Alexandra Cheney (2011)

To get there you have to fly to Siberia, take an aging turboprop plane deep into the taiga, or subarctic forest. ❋ Guy Chazan (2011)

However us homosapiens types can run faster, swim and have distance weapons as well as a faster rate of reproduction therefore being able to out compete Neanderthal anywhere except the subarctic biome Neanderthal evolved to survive in. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Until now, no one had found a permanent or semi-permanent house associated with the hardy people who survived in an subarctic region even colder than it is today. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Low Arctic Tundra is a transition zone between the subarctic and tundra zones. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Smaller sub-categories of climate zones include “ice” climates, the polar basin climate, and subarctic climates. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Just as there are two main climate classifications in the Arctic, there are also two main vegetation zones: the subarctic to the south and the tundra to the north. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Indigenous knowledge and resource management systems in the Canadian subarctic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Reindeer herding is today the most extensive form of animal husbandry in the Eurasian Arctic and subarctic (also see Chapter 12). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Although the boreal forest “treeline” is generally used as a marker for the transition from subarctic to tundra zones, some small shrub-like trees can be found in the lower parts of the tundra. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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