HyperDic: altricial

English > 1 sense of the word altricial:
ADJECTIVEallaltricial(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
English > altricial: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food.
Oppositeprecocial(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open
Spanishaltricial, nidícola

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