non-desert
adjective[before noun]
geographyspecialized(alsonondesert)uk/ˌnɒnˈdez.ət/us/ˌnɑːnˈdez.ɚt/(of anareaofland) notcoveredwithdesert:
Ancestors ofmodernhumanspopulatedall the non-glaciated and non-desertpartsof Eurasia andAfrica.
Oursurveyrevealed37wildmammalspecieswith thediseasein non-desert ecoregions of Mexico.
Thespeedofwaterlossfrom acactusplantmay be up to one thousandtimesslowerthan that of aplantlivingin nondesertconditions.
- Theanimalswereindividuallyhousedin semi-openpensthat werelocatedin a non-desertarea.
- Thehistoryoffishfarmingin nondesertareasheredatesback to the late 1920s.
Geography: areas of land in general
- berm
- bioregion
- curtilage
- demesne
- ecoregion
- enclosure
- ground
- inland
- interior
- interlacustrine
- intermountain
- landbank
- orography
- parcel
- patch
- peatland
- reach
- sweep
- tract