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单词	altricial
释义	altricial adjective al·​tri·​cial al-ˈtri-shəl  : being hatched or born or having young that are hatched or born in a very immature and helpless condition so as to require care for some time altricial birds compare precocial Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Robins, bluebirds, hummingbirds and many other birds are altricial. Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022 If birds are born altricial — helpless — clutches tend to be small to accommodate the higher level of care the babies must receive. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021 That’s because both marmosets and humans have altricial babies, from the Latin for needing nourishment—meaning offspring that can’t take care of themselves even a tiny bit at the beginning. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2020 Word History Etymology Latin altric-, altrix, feminine of altor one who nourishes, from alere to nourish — more at old First Known Use 1869, in the meaning defined above altricial adjective as in autonomous Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance autonomous self-subsistent nonsocial unsociable self-sufficient semiautonomous independent reclusive self-sustaining semi-independent self-supporting recluse solitary lone self-contained Antonyms & Near Antonyms social gregarious colonial sociable associational dependent consociational parasitic parasitical symbiotic precocial subsocial See More
随便看	regidor regidores regie regift regifted regifter regifting regifts regild regilded regilding regilds regilt regime regime dotal regimen regimens regiment regimental regimental color regimental combat team regimental flag regimental standard regimentally regimentals

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