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NEOTENOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does neotenous mean?
• NEOTENOUS (adjective)
The adjective NEOTENOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
Familiarity information: NEOTENOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
neotenic; neotenous
Context example:
neotenic development
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)
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