Talk:neoteny

Most amphibians are aquatic only well young, but some amphibians with neotony remain aquatic even as adults.

is this a spelling error?

— This unsigned comment was added by 99.240.215.79 (talk) at 16:40, 28 July 2008 (UTC).

Yes, thanks! (I think (deprecated template usage) neotony is also correct, but this entry is about (deprecated template usage) neoteny.) —Ruakh_TALK 17:08, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

paleoteny = paleotenia = paleo-/old + τείνω/tend = paleotendency

This NCBI citation is based on a subordinate/hyponymic medical definition (not the main definition which is "tendency towards oldness / oldness bias = paleobias /tending to become (and choose, etc something) older"

Onychoheterotopia in children - NCBI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8404421/

Onychoheterotopia in children - NCBIhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › ...· Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας από M Ferrari · 2021 — ... the presence of stray germinal cells in ectopic sites; the phenomenon of “paleotenia” (paleo = ancient; teı´v = to verge on) meaning the appearance of a of a primitive silent character, present in other animal species having a common phylogenetic origin.

• paleoteny (medical definition by NCBI): the appearance of a of a primitive silent character, present in other animal species having a common phylogenetic origin

• paleoteny (generic definition): Tendency towards oldness; Paleobias (trend towards antiquity and/or oldness [old characteristics]).

NCBI uses the Greek/Italian form paleotenia

paleoteny can also mean retro-