neoteny

Etymology
From, coined in 1884 by anatomist from  +.

Noun

 * 1)  The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
 * 2)  The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.
 * 1)  The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.

Translations

 * Bashkir: неотения
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 幼態持續, 幼態延續
 * Finnish:, vajaa yksilönkehitys
 * French:
 * Georgian: ნეოტენია
 * German: Neotenie, Verjugendlichung
 * Greek:
 * Irish: neoitineacht
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ネオテニー, 幼形成熟, 幼態成熟
 * Kazakh: неотения
 * Korean: 유형성숙(幼形成熟)
 * Kyrgyz: неотения
 * Occitan: neotenia
 * Persian: نئوتنی
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: neotenia


 * French:
 * Irish: neoitineacht
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: