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"Neoteny" Definition

noun

Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians.
The attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage.
Retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood.
Attainment of sexual maturity during the larval stage.
The retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.

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