adult
/ˈæd.ʌlt/
UK: /ˈæd.əlt/
ÆD · ʌlt (2 syllables)
English
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American (Lessac)
(medium)
Female
0.6s
American (Amy)
(medium)
Female
0.7s
American (Ryan)
(medium)
Male
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Definition
An animal that is full-grown.
Etymology
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“I grow up”). Compare adolescent.
Example Sentences
- "The young not only differs from the adult by the presence of its gills, but its feet are only developed by degrees, and in several genera there are also a deciduous beak and tail, and intestines of a different form"
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