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What is the noun for neotenies?

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neoteny
  1. (biology) The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
  2. (biology) The sexual maturity of an organism still in its larval stage.
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    1. “The acquisition of sexual maturity by an animal while still in the larval stage is a process that goes under the name neoteny.”
      “This combination of characters is best interpreted as evolution through neoteny.”
      “Among early codiacrinids adaptive forms evolved initially through both neoteny and progenesis.”
neotenia
  1. Alternative form of neoteny
neoteinia
  1. Alternative form of neoteny
neotenies
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