Meaning Of The Word Neoteny

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neoteny in American English
the retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult
noun: the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle

neoteny in British English
noun: the persistence of larval or fetal features in the adult form of an animal. For example, the adult axolotl, a salamander, retains larval external gills

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