subarctic
adjective
sub·arc·tic ˌsəb-ˈärk-tik 
-ˈär-tik
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or being regions immediately outside of the arctic circle or regions similar to these in climate or conditions of life
subarctic noun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The lone beluga whale, whose species normally lives in groups in colder Arctic or subarctic ocean waters, entered the mouth of the Seine by Le Havre last week, and started swimming upstream toward Paris. 
Sam Schechner, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 The beluga whale, which normally lives at sea in colder Arctic or subarctic waters, wandered in the mouth of the Seine by Le Havre last week, and started swimming in the freshwater upstream toward Paris. Sam Schechner, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Laidre said this new subpopulation — estimated to number in just the hundreds — lives at the most southern reaches of polar bear distribution, technically in the subarctic region. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2022 The researchers created the catalog by taking the reflection spectra of 80 microorganisms isolated from ice and water collected in the subarctic climate region of Canada. Allison Gasparini, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Darkness was setting in, the temperature had fallen below zero, and the 120 men and women who had gathered as part of a major combat training exercise in subarctic Alaska had not yet erected tents. New York Times, 27 Mar. 2022 The subarctic microorganisms revealed an array of colors from orange to yellow to pink to green. Allison Gasparini, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Fish in the subarctic zone — such as Pacific cod — were deterred by the frigid temperatures of the cold pool, which hover just below 32 degrees. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021 See More
Sam Schechner, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 The beluga whale, which normally lives at sea in colder Arctic or subarctic waters, wandered in the mouth of the Seine by Le Havre last week, and started swimming in the freshwater upstream toward Paris. Sam Schechner, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Laidre said this new subpopulation — estimated to number in just the hundreds — lives at the most southern reaches of polar bear distribution, technically in the subarctic region. Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 Named after the moniker for subarctic conifer forests, the Taiga offers plenty of output and little range anxiety. Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2022 The researchers created the catalog by taking the reflection spectra of 80 microorganisms isolated from ice and water collected in the subarctic climate region of Canada. Allison Gasparini, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Darkness was setting in, the temperature had fallen below zero, and the 120 men and women who had gathered as part of a major combat training exercise in subarctic Alaska had not yet erected tents. New York Times, 27 Mar. 2022 The subarctic microorganisms revealed an array of colors from orange to yellow to pink to green. Allison Gasparini, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Fish in the subarctic zone — such as Pacific cod — were deterred by the frigid temperatures of the cold pool, which hover just below 32 degrees. Susanne Rust, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1652, in the meaning defined above