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PRECOCIAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does precocial mean? 

PRECOCIAL (adjective)
  The adjective PRECOCIAL has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PRECOCIAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRECOCIAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Antonym:

altricial ((of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food)


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