English words starting with neot

Meanings of Neoteny:

noun

The retention of juvenile features in the adult animal.

Usage examples:

This is a classic example of an evolutionary phenomenon known as neoteny - the retention of larval …

Meanings of Neoteric:

adjective

New or modern; recent.

Usage examples:

Another effort by the white house to display its neoteric wizardry went awry

noun

A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

Usage examples:

A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional n…

Meanings of Neoterics:

noun

A modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.

Usage examples:

A whole group of young poets, the so-called ‘neoterics’, shared the same rejection of traditional n…

adjective

New or modern; recent.

Usage examples:

Another effort by the white house to display its neoteric wizardry went awry

Meanings of Neoterism:

noun

Originally: modernity, novelty, innovation (especially in language). later also: the use of new words or phrases, neologism; an instance of this.

Meanings of Neoterist:

noun

A proponent or adherent of new ideas, beliefs, or practices; (also) a coiner or user of new words or phrases, a neologist. also (occasionally) as adjective.

Meanings of Neothalamus:

noun

The lateral part of the thalamus, which projects to the neocortex and is most highly developed in primates.

Meanings of Neotropic:

adjective

Neotropical.

Meanings of Neotropical:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a zoogeographical region comprising central and south america, including the tropical southern part of mexico and the caribbean. distinctive animals include edentates, opossums, marmosets, and tamarins.

Usage examples:

There are a number of animals which prey on neotropical river otters including anacondas, jaguars, …

Meanings of Neotype:

noun

A mineral containing barium, now regarded as a variety of calcite.

Meanings of Neotypes:

noun

A mineral containing barium, now regarded as a variety of calcite.