pre·co·cial 
(prĭ-kōshəl)
(prĭ-kōshəl)adj.
Hatched or born with the eyes open, a covering of down or hair, and the ability to search for food. Used of birds and mammals.
[From New Latin praecocēs, precocial birds, from pl. of Latin praecox, premature; see PRECOCIOUS.]