juvenile
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Glass eels are juvenile eels, aged one to two years, that have just completed their migration across the Atlantic from the Sargasso Sea.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Most of Haymon’s 26-year legal career has been in the public defender’s office, handling juvenile and adult cases that range from petty theft to homicide.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
In this study, researchers compared two groups: juvenile mice that were 3 weeks old and adult mice that were 6 months old.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The juvenile from HMP Feltham A, which holds children aged between 15 and 18 who are on remand or have been convicted, died in hospital on Monday.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Thus a tadpole has the form of a juvenile frog, and its goal, its final cause, is to become an adult frog.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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