DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
neoteny
/ni'ɑtəni/ · niɑtəni
Neoteny has 4 syllables: ne · ot · e · ny.
ne
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ot
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e
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ny
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noun. An evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species.
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