neoteny

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Noun
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun neoteny has 1 sense

OXFORD DICTIONARY

neoteny, n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an axolotl.

Derivative
neotenic adj. neotenous adj.
Etymology
G Neotenie (as NEO- + Gk teino extend)

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