HyperDic: neotony

English > 1 sense of the word neotony:
NOUNstateneotonythe state resulting when juvenile characteristics / characteristics are retained by the adults of a species
English > neotony: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe state resulting when juvenile characteristics / characteristics are retained by the adults of a species.
BroaderstateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanishneotony
Catalanneotony
Adjectivesneotenousof or relating to or characterized by neoteny

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