ALTRICIAL


Meaning of ALTRICIAL in English

adj. & n.

adj. (of a bird) whose young require care and feeding by the parents after hatching.

n. an altricial bird (cf. PRAECOCIAL).

[ L altrix altricis (fem.) nourisher f. altor f. alere altus nourish ]

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