To defend the indefensible (i.e., Ash <g>) according to the OED (C, 9th), 'neotenic' means both "retention of juvenile features in the adult", as well as the more specific larval definition which Trotsky gives.
> I don't see any logical reason why Dragonewts wouldn't actually breed
> Newtlings to provide slaves.
Omigod... Master Red Kendragon of the Living Stone?
> There again, Dragonewts seem to do anything you would expect.
Aside from: the Unexpected! Yuk, yuk, yuk.
Slan libh,
Alex.
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