HyperDic: precocial

English > 1 sense of the word precocial:
ADJECTIVEallprecocial(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open
English > precocial: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.
Oppositealtricial(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food

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