Associations to the word «Neoteny»
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Wiktionary
NEOTENY, noun. (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
NEOTENY, noun. (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.
Dictionary definition
NEOTENY, noun. 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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