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cub

[kuhb] / kʌb /
NOUN
young
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The tigers include 190kg Kiara, 20-year-old Aschanti, and two-year-old cub Imana.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Nicknamed Rio, the cub was the only panda born in a zoo outside China in the past three years, Aswin said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“Home” is a concept that Chase, a newly orphaned cheetah cub, struggles to make sense of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The cub eventually got up and walked off on its own just after 2 a.m.,

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

The cub swiveled its ears and looked at him, then glanced politely away, because in wolf talk, to stare too hard is a threat.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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