adult
noun
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
subadult
-
a word derived from
adult.
Example Sentences
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"But body condition is only one piece of the puzzle. Other recent research on these bears found that more ice-free days reduced survival in cubs and in subadult and old females."
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The collared wolves were an adult breeding female and a subadult from the Gearhart Mountain Pack.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
Normally, juvenile and subadult dolphins form such friendships, but the Bimini and newcomer males were adults.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 2, 2022
P-104, a subadult male mountain lion, was killed by a car on PCH today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
The subadult pelage in P. maniculatus is duller than the adult pelage: In P. truei the subadult and adult pelages appear to have an equal sheen.
From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.
