neotenia

== English == === Noun === neotenia (uncountable) Alternative form of neoteny. === Anagrams === anointee == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see German Neotenie). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneoˌteniɑ/, [ˈne̞o̞ˌt̪e̞niɑ̝] Rhymes: -eniɑ Syllabification(key): ne‧o‧te‧ni‧a Hyphenation(key): neo‧tenia === Noun === neotenia (biology) neoteny ==== Declension ==== === Anagrams === aineeton == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English neoteny, French néoténie, German Neotenie, ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos) + τείνειν (teínein). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɛ.ɔˈtɛɲ.ja/ Rhymes: -ɛɲja Syllabification: ne‧o‧ten‧ia === Noun === neotenia f (related adjective neoteniczny) (biology) neoteny (retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult) (biology) neoteny (sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === neotenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN