ADJECTIVE | all | precocial | (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open |
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Meaning | (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days. | |
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Opposite | altricial | (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food |
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