English Explanatory Dictionary

juvenilization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of juvenilizing.
  2. The retention, by adults in a species, of traits previously seen only in juveniles.

Word forms

juvenilization juvenilizations

Etymology

From juvenile + -ization.

Synonyms

neoteny
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