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Explore Neotenic through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like neotenous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Neotenic in a sentence

Neotenic meaning

Exhibiting neoteny

Synonyms of Neotenic

neotenous evolutionary trend

Related words

Other words often associated with Neotenic or its synonyms:

drift movement trend

Using Neotenic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Exhibiting neoteny
  • Useful related words include: neotenous, evolutionary trend.

Context around Neotenic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

traits 1×

Sentence patterns with Neotenic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and are neotenic in form 1× peramorphic not neotenic traits 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

females in all 1× however humans also 1×

Common sentence endings:

legs and eyes 1× not neotenic traits 1×

Words around Neotenic

Just before it in the word index:

neotel 3 neotame 3 neosho 29 neoscoin 4 neos 21 neornithes 2

Just after it in the word index:

neotenous 3 neoteny 10 neoteric 2 neotonics 2 neotrope 3 neotropic 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Neotenic

  • In this selection, "neotenic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, traits stand out and add context to how "neotenic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and are neotenic in form and peramorphic not neotenic traits. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "neotenic" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with neotenic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, humans also have relatively large noses and long legs, both peramorphic (not neotenic) traits. (15 words)

Females, in all families except the Mengenillidae, are not known to leave their hosts and are neotenic in form, lacking wings, legs, and eyes. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Females, in all families except the Mengenillidae, are not known to leave their hosts and are neotenic in form, lacking wings, legs, and eyes. (24 words)

However, humans also have relatively large noses and long legs, both peramorphic (not neotenic) traits. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

Females, in all families except the Mengenillidae, are not known to leave their hosts and are neotenic in form, lacking wings, legs, and eyes.

However, humans also have relatively large noses and long legs, both peramorphic (not neotenic) traits.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "neotenic" in a sentence?
An example: "Females, in all families except the Mengenillidae, are not known to leave their hosts and are neotenic in form, lacking wings, legs, and eyes." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "neotenic" from authentic English texts.
What does "neotenic" mean?
Neotenic means: Exhibiting neoteny
What are synonyms of "neotenic"?
Common synonyms of "neotenic" include: neotenous, evolutionary trend.
How many example sentences with "neotenic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "neotenic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.