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单词 subadult
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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.
 
 

Definition of subadult in US English:

subadult

nounˌsəbəˈdəlt
Zoology
  • An animal that is not fully adult.

    subadults were distinguished by their pelage
    as modifier subadult polar bears
    Example sentencesExamples
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
 
 
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