subadult
noun
sub·adult
| \ ˌsəb-ə-ˈdəlt
; ˌsəb-ˈa-ˌdəlt\
; ˌsəb-ˈa-ˌdəlt\
Definition of subadult
: an individual that has passed through the juvenile period but not yet attained typical adult characteristics
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Ten elephants—adult females, small calves at their sides, subadults also staying close—fled the throbbing din of rotors. — David Quammen, National Geographic, "How one of Africa’s great parks is rebounding from war," 12 June 2019 This year, many subadult bears – usually 2.5 and 5 years old – are expected to be seen this summer. — Laurel Andrews, Anchorage Daily News, "The Katmai bear cam is back: Watch the live stream here," 19 June 2018 Males accounted for 30-35 percent of the population, whether the turtles were juveniles, subadults, or mature. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Some Great Barrier Reef turtle populations produce nothing but females," 9 Jan. 2018 Among juveniles and subadults, females accounted for over 99 percent of the turtles sampled. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Some Great Barrier Reef turtle populations produce nothing but females," 9 Jan. 2018 The study found juvenile and subadult turtles were 67.8% and 64.5% female, respectively. — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, "99% of these sea turtles were born girls. Is global warming to blame?," 9 Jan. 2018 The scientists estimated that a female bear would need to eat either one adult ringed seal, three subadult ringed seals or 19 newborn ringed seal pups every 10 to 12 days to remain in energy balance. — Author: Amina Khan, Anchorage Daily News, "Polar bears burn more calories than thought. Can they survive climate change?," 2 Feb. 2018 Out of a population of about 200,000 turtles, scientists found that 99.1 percent of juveniles were female, 99.8 percent of subadults and 86.8 percent of the entire population was female. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Climate Change Is Turning Green Sea Turtles Female. That’s a Problem," 9 Jan. 2018 The 15 that Fennessy trucked down here are young adults and subadults of both sexes. — Alex Shoumatoff, Smithsonian, "To Save Giraffes, We May Need to Put Our Necks Out," 29 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'subadult.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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