precocial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.

/pɹɪˈkəʊ.ʃəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precocial.wav /pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/ /pɹɪˈkəʉ.ʃəl/ /pɹəˈkɐʉ.ʃəl/

precocial

From Latin praecŏcĭa (“places where fruits ripen early”).

precocious precociality altricial

semiprecocial superprecocial

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