Definition of subadult in English:
subadult
noun sʌbˈadʌltˌsʌbəˈdʌltˌsəbəˈdəlt
Zoology An animal that is not fully adult.
subadults were distinguished by their pelage
as modifier subadult polar bears
Example sentencesExamples
- Although most non-breeders and failed nesters left the breeding colony to molt, small flocks of molting adults and subadults without young were seen on Bylot Island every year.
- Adults and subadults also fed pups a higher proportion of prey biomass than juveniles of the same sex.
- Last year, fires devastated the forests of Far Eastern Russia, where conservation efforts had apparently stabilised numbers of the Amur tiger at 300-400 adults and subadults.
- Resident associates or betas were adults / subadults with home ranges that overlapped extensively with those of resident breeders and were directly observed interacting with breeding residents.
- The most difficult thing is to obtain different sized specimens to work with, because ideally you need material from hatchling to subadult to adult.