full-grown

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Although smaller than an adult T. rex, it was still a full-grown animal that lived in a far more diverse Late Cretaceous ecosystem than previously thought.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

Consider, then, taking in a mammal that can fell a tree, chew through wire, weighs 30 to 60 pounds full-grown, loves to wrestle, needs to swim and can only defecate in water.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

His sister, Elaine, a child when he left “was already a full-grown woman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Now — Feb. 5 King Conservation District’s Annual Bareroot Sale Note: ordering bareroot plants is significantly cheaper than full-grown plants, and these are available online.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

By the time they were four weeks old, they were almost full-grown and testing their wings.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George