🎬 A risky act 🌱 To slow growth 🐋 An undersized animal 💎 To show off 🤸 To do tricks

stunt

6 9.2

An animal smaller than normal because it stopped growing

noun
/stʌnt/

Specialized

: enano

During the marine biology class, we learned about a stunt whale that didn’t grow to its expected size.

Examples

Stunts their growth or somethin'?

Orphan Horse (2018)
Well, no, he's a stunt bull.

The Comeback Trail (2020)
"In the foods we eat," Miss Peterson told the students that fruits and vegetables that are sprayed with pesticides may cause cancer, stunt growth, and cause damage to the body's central nervous system and immune system.

Fiction book (1998)
The aquarium has a collection of stunt fish that are smaller than usual due to their conditions.
This species of turtle often produces stunt individuals when faced with environmental stress.

Antonyms

full-grown

15 2.2

An animal, plant, or person that has reached full adult size

Compounds

stunt man

1 3.5

A man who performs dangerous actions for actors in films or on television

stunt flying

1 7.4

To do dangerous tricks in an airplane, often at airshows

stunt pilot

1 5.6

A pilot who performs daring flying tricks at airshows

acrobatic stunt

1 6.1

An impressive, daring physical move by a performer that shows balance and agility

stunt woman

1 4.1

A woman who performs dangerous actions instead of an actor in movies or on TV

daring stunt

4.6

A bold, risky action done to amaze people

slimeball stunt

Offensive

9.9

An action that tricks or harms someone

stunt flier

7.2

A pilot who does flying tricks at public shows

stunt kite

5.2

A kite controlled by two lines that does tricks in the air

Surface Forms

stunt singular

stunts plural

Etymology

Stunt for an undersized animal comes from the idea of being made 'short' or stopped in growth, so a stunt animal is one that did not grow to the normal size.