Meaning Of The Word Altricial
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Altricial Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Altricial?
altricial in American English
designating or of birds whose newly hatched young are helpless and hence confined to the nest for some time; nidicolous adjective: helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial) altricial in British English adjective: (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food noun: an altricial bird, such as a pigeon |
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