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1. n. 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 Source: wordnet
2. n 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 Source: ecdict

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earlier adults born characteristics cut development evolutionary juvenile retained species stage trend

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neotenic neotenous neoteric neoterical neoterically neoterism neoterist neoterize neoterized

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neorama neoromanticism neos

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