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cub

[kuhb] / kʌb /
NOUN
young
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The creature had the hind legs of a lion cub and the wings and forelegs of an eagle, white-feathered and tufty.

From Literature

"But body condition is only one piece of the puzzle. Other recent research on these bears found that more ice-free days reduced survival in cubs and in subadult and old females."

From BBC

The standout characters in “Crucible” include Ford’s swaggering head of security, Harry Bennett, a former boxer who uses his Dearborn, Mich., office for rifle target practice and keeps lion cubs as pets.

From The Wall Street Journal

But China retains ownership of all pandas it loans to foreign countries, including cubs born abroad.

From BBC

The team was able to capture the cub to take it to be examined.

From Los Angeles Times