| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| puberty | the beginning of sexual maturity |
| puberties | PUBERTY, the beginning of sexual maturity |
| hebetic | pertaining to puberty (the beginning of sexual maturity) |
| puberal | pertaining to puberty (the beginning of sexual maturity) |
| neoteny | attainment of sexual maturity in the larval stage |
| neotenies | NEOTENY, attainment of sexual maturity in the larval stage |
| neotenic | pertaining to neoteny (attainment of sexual maturity in the larval stage) |
| puberty | The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction |
| mudpuppy | A large aquatic salamander of the eastern US, reaching sexual maturity while retaining an immature body form with feathery external gills |
