As nouns the difference between subtropical and swiftlet
is that subtropical is a subtropical plant while swiftlet is any of various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus, and Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.
As an adjective subtropical
is pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
subtropical
Adjective
(-)
Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions.
Noun
(
en noun)
A subtropical plant.
Related terms
* subtropics
See also
* tropical
swiftlet
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(
wikipedia swiftlet)
Any of various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genera Aerodramus'', ''Hydrochous'', ''Schoutedenapus'', and ''Collocalia in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.