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| albacore |
a variety of tuna found in warm to temperate waters, and often canned for human consumption. |
| almond |
a tree of the rose family that is native to warm temperate regions, closely related to the cherry. [1/6 definitions] |
| beech |
a deciduous tree of temperate regions that has smooth gray bark and bears small, edible nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluefish |
a blue-colored game and food fish found in temperate Atlantic waters of the North and South American coast. [1/2 definitions] |
| clement |
not very hot, cold, or stormy; mild; temperate. [1/2 definitions] |
| great white shark |
any of the family of large predatory fishes of the world's temperate coastal regions that has a white underbelly, multiple rows of rotating teeth, and an average size of 13 feet (4 m.) in length and 4000 pounds (1814 kg.) in weight. |
| maple |
any of numerous related deciduous hardwood trees found in temperate zones, cultivated as ornamentals or for their wood or sweet sap. [1/2 definitions] |
| moderate |
calm or mild; temperate. [1/9 definitions] |
| mullet |
any of several related food fish of both salt and fresh water in tropical and temperate zones, with a usu. gray, nearly cylindrical body. |
| poppy |
any of several related plants grown in temperate climates that bear brightly colored flowers in red, orange, yellow, purple, or white. [1/3 definitions] |
| smilax |
any of various climbing vines and shrubs of tropical and temperate climates. [1/2 definitions] |
| sober |
habitually abstaining from alcoholic drinks; temperate. [1/6 definitions] |
| stilt |
a wading bird with long legs and a long slender bill that lives in marshes and ponds in the temperate regions of North and South America. [1/3 definitions] |
| subtemperate |
of, designating, or occurring in the colder regions of the temperate zones. |
| Temperate Zone |
either of two zones or areas of the earth between the tropics and the polar circles, characterized by seasonal climatic changes; North Temperate Zone; South Temperate Zone. |
| zone |
any of the five areas of the earth's surface, bounded by latitude lines, and named according to the region's temperature, such as the North Temperate Zone. [1/11 definitions] |
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