ADJECTIVE | pert | neotenic, neotenous | of or relating to or characterized by neoteny |
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Sounds | niy.ahtiy'nihk | |
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Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... |
Meaning | Of or relating to or characterized by neoteny. | |
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Example | "neotenic development" | |
Synonym | neotenous | |
Nouns | neoteny | an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage / stage and juvenile characteristics / characteristics are retained in adults of the species |
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