adult form
Grown-up version achieved
Adult form refers to the fully developed, mature stage of an organism, as distinguished from earlier stages like larvae, juveniles, or nymphs.
The term appears most often in biology when discussing species that undergo metamorphosis: The adult form of the butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.
It can also describe the final version of something that develops in stages: The adult form of the game added complex rules.
- matureFully grown or developed
- grownReached full size
- developedGrew or advanced
- coming of ageReaching adult status
- imagoInsect's final form
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