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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ne·o·te·ny /niˈɑtṇi/
 幼期性熟

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 neoteny
      n : 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