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Neoteny

nounid 98100·updated May 18, 2026
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an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species

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Variants

plural
Neotenies
possessive
Neoteny's
pluralpossessive
Neotenies'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species
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