NEOTENY

Meaning of NEOTENY in English

n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an axolotl. øøneotenic adj. neotenous adj. [G Neotenie (as NEO- + Gk teino extend)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

NEOTENY — noun see: thin Date: 1901 retention of some larval or immature characters in adulthood, attainment of sexual maturity during the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEOTENY — ˈnēəˌtēnē noun also ne·o·tei·nia ˌnēəˈtēnēə, -tīn-, -tān- ( plural neotenies also neoteinias ) Etymology: New Latin neotenia, neoteinia, from ne- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEOTENY — — neotenous /nee ot"n euhs/ , adj. /nee ot"n ee/ , n. Biol. 1. Also called pedogenesis . the production …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEOTENY — n. ability to reach sexual maturity during the larval stage (Zoology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEOTENY — noun Etymology: New Latin neotenia, from ne- + Greek teinein to stretch — more at thin Date: 1901 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEOTENY — [ ni:'ɒt(ə)ni ] ■ noun Zoology 1》 the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal. 2》 the sexual maturity …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEOTENY — [ne.o.te.ny] n [NL neotenia, fr. ne- + Gk teinein to stretch--more at thin] (1901) 1: retention of some larval or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEOTENY — neoteny BrE AmE ni ˈɒt ə n i AmE \ -ˈɑːt ə n i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEOTENY — n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an axolotl. neotenic adj. neotenous adj. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEOTENY — n. the retention of juvenile features in the adult form of some animals, e.g. an axolotl. Derivatives: neotenic adj. neotenous …
Oxford English vocab
NEOTENY — Неотения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NEOTENY — - neoteinia
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
NEOTENY — = neoteinia
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
NEOTENY — сущ. неотения; сохранение незрелых, недоразвитых характеристик у взрослого индивида.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
NEOTENY — n. Pronunciation: n ē - ' ä-t ə -n ē Function: noun Etymology: New Latin neotenia, from ne- + Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PAEDOGENESIS — also pedogenesis noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1871 reproduction by young or larval animals ; neoteny , paedogenetic or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEOTENIC — adjective see: neoteny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEOTEINIA — noun see neoteny
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTHETELY — ˈprōthəˌtelē noun ( -es ) Etymology: from (assumed) Greek prothe tos (verbal of Greek protithenai to put before) + Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROGENESIS — (ˈ)prō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + genesis : precocious sexual reproduction in a trematode worm in which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAEDOGENESIS — noun also pe·do·genesis |pēdō+ Etymology: New Latin, from paed- + genesis : reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEOTENIC — |nēə|tēnik, -ten- adjective also ne·o·te·nous -tēnəs ; or ne·o·tei·nic -tēnik, -tīn-, -tān- Etymology: neotenic, neoteinic International Scientific Vocabulary neoten-, neotein- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AXOLOTL — ˈaksəˌläd. ə l, -ät ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Nahuatl, literally, water doll, toy, from atl water + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEDOMORPHISM — — pedomorphic , adj. /pee'deuh mawr"fiz euhm/ , n. Biol. a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEDOGENESIS — pedogenesis 1 — pedogenetic /pee'doh jeuh net"ik/ , pedogenic , adj. /pee'deuh jen"euh sis/ , n. neoteny (def. 1). [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEOTENIC — see neoteny
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAEDOGENESIS — also pe·do·gen·e·sis ˌpē-dō-ˈje-nə-səs Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1871 : reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny • pae·do·ge·net·ic …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAEDOMORPHOSIS — [ ˌpi:də(ʊ)'mɔ:fəsɪs , -mɔ:'fəʊsɪs ] ■ noun Zoology another term for neoteny (in sense 1). Derivatives paedomorphic adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAEDOGENESIS — [ ˌpi:də(ʊ)'dʒɛnɪsɪs ] ■ noun Zoology another term for neoteny (in sense 2). Derivatives paedogenetic adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAEDOGENESIS — [pae.do.gen.e.sis] n [NL] (ca. 1871): reproduction by young or larval animals: neoteny -- pae.do.ge.net.ic or pae.do.gen.ic adj -- pae.do.ge.net.i.cal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SALAMANDER — any member of a group of about 400 species of amphibians that have tails and that constitute the order Caudata. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PAEDOMORPHOSIS — also spelled Pedomorphosis, retention by an organism of juvenile or even larval traits into later life. There are two aspects …
Britannica English vocabulary

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