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- [nee-ot-n-ee]
- /niˈɒt n i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nee-ot-n-ee]
- /niˈɒt n i/
Definitions of neoteny word
- noun neoteny Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle. 1
- noun neoteny a slowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals: Neoteny in the ostrich has resulted in adult birds sporting the down feathers of nestlings. 1
- noun neoteny The retention of juvenile features in the adult animal. 1
- noun neoteny the persistence of larval or fetal features in the adult form of an animal. For example, the adult axolotl, a salamander, retains larval external gills 0
- noun neoteny the retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult 0
- noun neoteny the development of adult features in the juvenile, as the attainment of sexual maturity in some larvae; paedogenesis 0
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Origin of neoteny
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < New Latin neotēnia < Greek neo- neo- + teín(ein) to stretch + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Neoteny
noun
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neoteny popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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