neotenic
Collocations
3ADJ.
androgynous
NEOTENIC + NOUN
chironomids, salamanders
PREP.
than
Definitions
adj
Exhibiting neoteny
Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake’s neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. […] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin covering about 9,800 square kilometers in northeastern North Dakota.
noun
Such an organism
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of or relating to or characterized by neoteny
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Devils Lake is where I began my career as a limnologist in 1964, studying the lake’s neotenic salamanders and chironomids, or midge flies. […] The Devils Lake Basin is an endorheic, or closed, basin c
WiktionaryPeople living in urban centers for generations tend to have more neotenic, androgynous features than those who've lived in the countryside.
Tatoeba · #10516164My mother has no wrinkles, as my family is neotenic.
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