英语词汇“neoteny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ne·ot·e·ny

(nē-ŏtn-ē)

1. The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians. Also called pedomorphism, pedomorphosis.

2. The attainment of sexual maturity and subsequent reproduction by an organism still in its larval stage. Also called pedogenesis².

[New Latin neotenia : NEO- + Greek teinein, ten-, to extend; see TENESMUS.]

ne′o·tenic (nē′ə-tĕnĭk, -tēnĭk), ne·ote·nous (-ŏtn-əs) adj.

单词	neoteny
释义	ne·ot·e·ny (nē-ŏtn-ē) n. 1. The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians. Also called pedomorphism, pedomorphosis. 2. The attainment of sexual maturity and subsequent reproduction by an organism still in its larval stage. Also called pedogenesis². [New Latin neotenia : NEO- + Greek teinein, ten-, to extend; see TENESMUS.] ne′o·tenic (nē′ə-tĕnĭk, -tēnĭk), ne·ote·nous (-ŏtn-əs) adj.
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