Meaning Of The Word Neoteny
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Neoteny Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Neoteny?
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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