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Neotenous

noun (Zoology)

• the retention of juvenile features in the adult animal. Also called pedomorphosis.

the sexual maturity of an animal while it is still in a mainly larval state, as in the axolotl. Also called pedogenesis.

DERIVATIVES

neotenic | ˌnēōˈtenik, -ˈtēnik | adjective

neotenous | nēˈätn-əs | adjective

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Nigromant

Noun.

(plural nigromants)

Alternative form of necromancer.

[H is for Hawk — Helen Macdonald]

Noetic

adj.

Relating to mental activity or the intellect

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