néotène
French, adjective\ne.o.tɛn\
néotène is spelled N-É-O-T-È-N-E (7 letters). Néotène is a French adjective meaning “neotenous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de néoténique”.
What does néotène mean in English?
adjective
- 1
neotenous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce animale caractérisée par sa néoténie.
adjective: 1. Synonyme de néoténique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of néotène
- néotènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce néotène?
- \ne.o.tɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.