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subadult — noun Date: 1903 an individual that has passed through the juvenile period but not yet attained typical adult characteristics • subadult adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Subadult — Das Adjektiv adult ist ein Synonym für erwachsen und bezeichnet insbesondere die Lebensphase nach Eintritt der Geschlechtsreife eines Tieres. Übergangsstadien werden auch als subadult oder präadult („halbwüchsig“) oder immatur („unreif“)… … Deutsch Wikipedia
subadult — an individual similar to the adult in appearance but not yet capable of breeding … Dictionary of ichthyology
subadult — adj., n.; subadultness, n. * * * … Universalium
subadult — noun Zoology an animal that is not fully adult … English new terms dictionary
subadult — sub·adult … English syllables
subadult — sub a•dult′ adj. n … From formal English to slang
subadult — /sʌbˈædʌlt/ (say sub adult) noun Zoology an animal that has almost reached the adult stage …
subadult — |səb+ noun Etymology: sub + adult : an individual approaching the adult age or the termination of the growing period : one that has passed through the juvenile period but has not yet attained typical adult characteristics … Useful english dictionary
orangutan — /aw rang oo tan , oh rang , euh rang /, n. a large, long armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species. Also, orang utan, orangutang, orang outang /aw rang oo tang , oh rang , euh… … Universalium
