| 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 gillsSee also paedogenesis Derived formsneotenic (ˌniːəʊˈtɛnɪk) or neotenous (neˈotenous)  adjective Word originC19: from New Latin neotenia, from Greek neo- + teinein to stretch | 
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