Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult age.
A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.
Bird that has reached sexual maturity. Though martins can breed by the end of the first year, martins are not considered full fledge adults until they return for their third summer. Bird that has reached sexual maturity. Though martins can breed by the end of the first year, martins are not considered full fledge adults until they return for their third summer.
The mature stage of an organism, usually recognized by the organism's attaining the ability to reproduce.
animal that is fully grown
Sexually mature, at or near full size.
The mature stage of an insect which occurs after the nymphal or pupal stage. Adult insects have mature sexual organs and usually have wings.
the stage in the life of an insect having fully developed and functional reproductive organs and associated mating or egg-laying structures
The fully developed mature stage of an animal; for grasshoppers, this is the stage that can reproduce.
At some point man started to confuse 'sexually adult' and 'mentally adult'. Before the stage 'sexually adult' (at present between 14 and 16) humans become 'mentally adult' (around 12). Wisdom grows with experience, but 'voting right' at 18 is ridiculous. Especially since any mentally handicapped cowboy, whose family has 'power' through bags of gold, might be elected to US president.
a full grown, sexually mature insect.
a fully developed person from maturity onward
any mature animal
(of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
a fully grown being
The fully developed mature form.
The final stage of an animal that goes through metamorphosis (cycle of change). With most insects, it is the fourth stage, after it comes out of a pupa. For example, a butterfly is an adult after it comes out of a chrysalis. With frogs, it is an adult after it has changed from a tadpole.
The final stage of the insects life during which reproduction may occur (often by means of parthenogenetic) with out the males reproduction organ.
A sexually mature animal which is (or is almost) fully grown.
a shell that is fully grown, having all the characteristics of adult individuals; a sexually mature animal
Fully grown; fully mature.
the winged stage of aquatic insects; reproductive stage.
(noun) - the fully grown or fully developed stage of an animal. A butterfly or moth is the adult stage of a caterpillar.
The final (mature) developmental stage an insect, during which reproduction occurs, and winged species develop their wings.
One of the several stages of an insect's life cycle, the adult and larval stage is generally has the highest impact on humans.
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A fully developed and mature animal, physically capable of breeding, but not necessarily doing so until social and/or ecological conditions allow.
Full-grown, sexually mature insect; usually has wings, in contrast to larvae, which lack wings.
The period in an aquatic bug's life when it has wings.
