noun, feminineplural: néoténies
neoteny (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult); neoteny (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage)
Based on Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “young”) and τείνειν (teínein, “tend to”).
neoteny (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult); neoteny (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage)
Based on Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “young”) and τείνειν (teínein, “tend to”).