| 单词 | neoteinia |
| 释义 | neoteinia in British English (ˌniːəʊˈtiːnɪə) noun another name for neoteny neoteny in British English (nɪˈɒtənɪ) or neoteinia (ˌniːəʊˈtiːnɪə) noun 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 See also paedogenesis Derived forms neotenic (ˌniːəʊˈtɛnɪk) or neotenous (neˈotenous) adjective Word origin C19: from New Latin neotenia, from Greek neo- + teinein to stretch |
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