subadult
/ˌsʌbəˈdʌlt/
adjective
- Not yet fully adult; in a stage of development between juvenile and adult.
- The study focused on subadult fish to understand their growth patterns.
- Subadult birds have feathers that are duller than those of adults.
- The subadult lion was learning to hunt from its mother.
Antonyms
noun
- An organism that is not yet fully adult, especially in animals or insects.
- The biologist tagged several subadults to track their migration.
- In the ant colony, subadults help care for the larvae.
- The subadult was too young to mate but could fend for itself.