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Word: Neoteny
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from German Neotenie, from Greek neos ‘new’ (in the sense ‘juvenile’) + teinein ‘extend’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nɪˈɒtɪni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.
Short Definition:retention of juvenile features in adult animal
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