ENGLISH → NEPALI
neoteny
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noun
नियोटेनी; वयस्कमा बाल्यकालीन लक्षणहरू कायम रहनु
The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
In a sentence
Most amphibians are aquatic only while young, but some amphibians with neoteny remain aquatic even as adults.
धेरैजसो उभयचरहरू युवावस्थामा मात्र जलीय हुन्छन्, तर नियोटेनी भएका केही उभयचर वयस्क भएपछि पनि जलीय रहन्छन्।
A note on usage
countable; uncountable