NEOTENIC

neotenic, neotenous

(adjective) of or relating to or characterized by neoteny; “neotenic development”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

neotenic (not comparable)

Exhibiting neoteny

Synonyms

• pedomorphic

Noun

neotenic (plural neotenics)

Such an organism

Source: Wiktionary



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