neanic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεανικός (neanikós), from νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς (neānĭ́ās, “young person”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈæn.ɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ænɪk

Adjective

neanic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to youth or the early stages.
    • 2017, Ralf Schiebel, Planktic Foraminifers in the Modern Ocean, page 181:
      The neanic stage is a transitional ontogenetic stage leading from the juvenile to the adult stage.

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