neoteny
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2ADJ.
aquatic
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with
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The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.
Richard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called pedomorphy or neoteny.
The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.
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2Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.
WiktionaryRichard Wrangham has noted that the domestication of animals usually tames them by slowing down components of the developmental timetable to retain juvenile traits into adulthood, a process called ped
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