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ALTRICIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does altricial mean?
• ALTRICIAL (adjective)
The adjective ALTRICIAL has 1 sense:
1. (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
Familiarity information: ALTRICIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
Antonym:
precocial ((of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days)
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