[pre.co.cial] adj [NL praecoces precocial birds, fr. L, pl. of praecoc-, precox] (ca. 1872): capable of a high degree of independent activity from birth "ducklings are ~"--compare altricial
PRECOCIAL
Meaning of PRECOCIAL in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012