neoteny

n. [动] 性早熟, 幼态持续

发音

UK /niˈɒtəni/
其它
US /niˈɑːtəni/

词形变化

neotenies 复数 neotenies

别名

neoteinia neotenia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.

    幼态持续

    幼态延续

    可数 不可数 生物

    Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.

  2. 2.

    The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.

    可数 不可数 生物

词源

From German Neotenie, coined in 1884 by anatomist Julius Kollmann from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “young”) + τείνειν (teínein, “to tense”).

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