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fledgling

/ˈflɛd͡ʒ.lɪŋ/ sustantivo C2

En español: pollito, polluelo, volandero, volantón

  1. A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
  2. An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
  3. An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. (figuratively)

Plural fledglings

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This time, if I have any eye-sight, they have pecked down trouble for themselves, for Baloo is no fledgling and Bagheera can, as I know, kill more than goats.”
The Jungle Book, p. 40 · B2
“Well,” said Rikki-tikki, and his tail began to fluff up again, “marks or no marks, do you think it is right for you to eat fledglings out of a nest?”
The Jungle Book, p. 69 · B2
Sing to your fledglings again, Mother, oh lift up your head!
The Jungle Book, p. 85 · B2

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