Definition
immatures
noun
- plural of immature; organisms or individuals that have not yet reached full development or maturity
Usage: commonly used in biology and entomology to refer to juvenile forms of insects or animals
adjective
- not fully developed, grown, or ripe; lacking maturity
Usage: can describe physical development, emotional development, or ripeness
Examples
- The immatures of this butterfly species are bright green caterpillars.
- These immatures will undergo metamorphosis within two weeks.
- His immatures behavior at the meeting embarrassed his colleagues.
- The fruit is still immatures and should not be harvested yet.
- Immatures insects often look completely different from their adult forms.
- She made an immatures decision without thinking about the consequences.