Juvenile (organism)

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Juvenile (left) and adult (right) leaves of Stone Pine
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Juvenile (left) and adult (right) leaves of Stone Pine

A juvenile is an individual organism that has not yet reached its adult form, sexual maturity or size.

In many organisms the juvenile has a different name than the adult, see List of animal names.

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