(ˈ)al.|trishəl adjective
Etymology: altric es + -ial
: having the young hatched in a very immature and helpless condition so as to require care for some time
altricial birds
— compare precocial
(ˈ)al.|trishəl adjective
Etymology: altric es + -ial
: having the young hatched in a very immature and helpless condition so as to require care for some time
altricial birds
— compare precocial
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012