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
neoteny 片语
片语
precocious puberty性早熟;早熟青春期;性早熟癥
neoteny 例句
英汉例句
The juvenile stages and neoteny observed by him may also be explained in this way .
他所看到的幼态阶段和幼态成熟也可利用这种方法来解释。
Gould's idea about neoteny remains controversial, to say the least.