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1. (n.) neoteny
the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
2. neoteny
the retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals.
Etymology: (1900–05; < NL neotēnia < Gk neo-neo - +teín(ein) to stretch + -ia -y3)
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1. (noun) neoteny
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
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