neotony

noun

Definition
the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species
Example
Here is an example sentence using 'neotony': She showed great neotony during the competition.
Etymology
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Palindrome
No
Compound Word
No
Proper Noun
No
Rare
No
Archaic
No
Obsolete
No
Slang
No
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Length
7

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