neoteny 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
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
Hypernym
a general direction of evolutionary change
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
neotenic 1
adjective
of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
neotenous 1
adjective
of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
EnglishDerivationally related form
neotenic 1
adjective
of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
