adj. & n. (US precocial)
adj. (of a bird) having young that can feed themselves as soon as they are hatched.
n. a praecocial bird (cf. ALTRICIAL).
[ L praecox -cocis (as PRECOCIOUS) ]
adj. & n. (US precocial)
adj. (of a bird) having young that can feed themselves as soon as they are hatched.
n. a praecocial bird (cf. ALTRICIAL).
[ L praecox -cocis (as PRECOCIOUS) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012