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neotene

neotene noun: a reproductively mature animal in a juvenile form.

Noun

neotene (plural neotenes)

  1. A reproductively mature animal in a juvenile form.

Forms of neotene

pluralneotenes

Origin of neotene

Back-formation from neoteny.

Questions about neotene

What does neotene mean?
Neotene means a reproductively mature animal in a juvenile form.
What part of speech is neotene?
Neotene is a noun.
What is the plural of neotene?
The plural of neotene is neotenes.

Words near neotene in the dictionary

  1. neoteleosteans
  2. neoteleostian
  3. neoteleosts
  4. neotendon
  5. neotendons
  6. neotene
  7. neotenia
  8. neotenic
  9. neotenic complex syndrome
  10. neotenics
  11. neotenies

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