subadult
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7.1
- noun
- /ˌsʌbˈædʌlt/
:
subadulto
- After a few months, the young bird grew into a subadult, showing signs of maturity but still dependent on its parents.
- adults and subadults
Examples
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All the inland crabs are small (less than one inch carapace width) subadults.
Academic text (1990) -
These conclusions are based on patterns of isotope variation found in the visceral fat and muscle sampled from three adults and six subadults.
Academic text (1995) -
We discovered that the home ranges of breeding females have more of these plants than the home ranges of males and subadults.
Academic text (1992) -
At this point, the process of finding a territory begins all over again, although the territories of the "subadults" are larger and shadier than those of juveniles.
Academic text (1990) -
Perhaps subadults harassed by passing groups of adults find refuge inland for a few days until the adults (which can walk a mile a night) have moved off along the beach.
Academic text (1990) -
By tracking all the male leguaans in an area during the mating period as they rushed from female to female, I was able to come up with a reasonably reliable estimate of the number of adults and subadults in Etosha.
Academic text (1995) -
Bycatch at sea is one likely contributor, as subadults are taken along with the targeted Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fisheries.
Academic text (2009) -
The summer resident population of Isabella Bay (east-central Baffin Island) has consisted predominantly of adults and large subadults (Finley, 1990; Richardson et al., 1995).
Academic text (1995) -
In a group of wolves, the subadult learns to hunt alongside the adults but is not yet fully independent.
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The researcher noted that the subadult elephants in the herd often mimic the behavior of the adults.
Synonyms
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7.2
An animal or insect that is not fully grown
Antonyms
How Mature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Subadult uses the prefix sub- which means 'under' or 'not yet' and the word adult which means 'grown'. As a noun, a subadult is an animal or person who is no longer a young one but has not reached full adulthood.