neoteny

名词 neoteny:

1. an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species

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n.（名词）
Retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species, as among certain amphibians.
动态持续：尤指某个物种在成熟期仍保持幼年特征
The attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage.
幼期性成熟：有机体仍处于幼虫阶段已达到性成熟

来源：
New Latin neotenia
现代拉丁语 neotenia
neo-
neo-
Greek teinein ten- [to extend] * see tenesmus
希腊语 teinein ten- [伸展] *参见 tenesmus

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