Neoteny
nounid
98100·updated May 18, 2026verified
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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unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Neotenies
- possessive
- Neoteny's
- pluralpossessive
- Neotenies'
Framework definitions
- §1
- 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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