neoteny
noun
the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
neotenic
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a word derived from
neoteny.
Example Sentences
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At Rancho Axolotl James A. Peters collected larvae and neotenic individuals in a rocky stream and adults from beneath rocks and logs in the forest near the stream.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
