altricial
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əl adjective Zoology, (of an animal species)
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time ( opposed to precocial )
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food |
| —n | |
| 2. | an altricial bird, such as a pigeon |
| [C19: from New Latin altriciālis, from Latin altrix a nurse, from alere to nourish] | |
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Altricial
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| altricial (āl-trĭsh'əl) Pronunciation Key
Born or hatched in a helpless condition requiring prolonged parental care, as by being naked, blind, or unable to move about. Nesting birds, monotremes, marsupials, and carnivores have altricial young. Compare precocial. |
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Example sentences
Nestlings are altricial and hatch asynchronously over several days.
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