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NEOTENOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
Example:
neotenic development
Synonyms:
neotenic; neotenous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
neoteny (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)
Derivation:
neotony (the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species)
