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precocial

Adjective

Meaning

(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days

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Synonyms

nidifugous capable of independent activity from birth fully active soon after birth hatched in an advanced state having eyes open able to feed itself shortly after birth able to feed itself soon after birth leaving the nest soon after hatching mature from the moment of birth active from birth active from hatching mobile from the moment of hatching leaving the nest shortly after birth able to move freely from birth able to move freely from hatching

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Antonyms

altricial nidicolous helpless at birth living in a nest reared for a time in a nest born helpless

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having precocial young

Examples

Altricial chicks need help thermoregulating and must be brooded for longer than precocial chicks. Source: Internet

Both parents incubate a brood for 23 to 24 days, and the precocial young leave the nest shortly after hatching. Source: Internet

Newborn perissodactyls are precocial ; young horses and rhinos can follow the mother after a few hours. Source: Internet

Marsupials are extremely altricial animals, needing to be intensely cared for immediately following birth ( cf. precocial ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

precoce precocene precoces precociality precocially precocious