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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.