Synonyms for neoteny
niˈɒt n ineote·ny

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1. neotenynoun

   Synonyms:
   pedomorphism

2. neotenynoun

   The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.

   Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.

   Synonyms:
   pedomorphism

3. neotenynoun

   The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.

   Synonyms:
   pedomorphism

Princeton's WordNet

1. neotenynoun

   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

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1. • Evolutionary Trend

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