subadult
noun
sub·adult
ˌsəb-ə-ˈdəlt 
ˌsəb-ˈa-ˌdəlt
: an individual that has passed through the juvenile period but not yet attained typical adult characteristics
subadult
adjective
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Bear cubs cannot survive on their own, so the refuge center will wait until the cub is a subadult — a range of ages between 4 and 6 years old where bears become independent of their mothers despite not yet being technically mature.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Research has shown that subadult males born in areas with dense cougar populations have no choice but to leave home.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
The collared wolves were an adult breeding female and a subadult from the Gearhart Mountain Pack.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
Part of the issue is that most T. rex specimens are adults, with only a few subadults.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
It's estimated that there are just 10 to 15 adult and subadult mountain lions, not including kittens, in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 26 May 2023
She’s considered a subadult, the teenagers of the bear world, and is learning to navigate the world without her mother.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
Previously, only adult or subadult pink iguanas were found in the area.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
In this species, subadult females are able to mate and produce viable offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2018
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2024
Research has shown that subadult males born in areas with dense cougar populations have no choice but to leave home.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 15 Feb. 2024
The collared wolves were an adult breeding female and a subadult from the Gearhart Mountain Pack.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
Part of the issue is that most T. rex specimens are adults, with only a few subadults.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024
It's estimated that there are just 10 to 15 adult and subadult mountain lions, not including kittens, in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 26 May 2023
She’s considered a subadult, the teenagers of the bear world, and is learning to navigate the world without her mother.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2022
Previously, only adult or subadult pink iguanas were found in the area.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
In this species, subadult females are able to mate and produce viable offspring.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2018
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“Subadult.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subadult. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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