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precocial
pre·co·cial P0512600 (prĭ-kō′shəl)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.]precocial (prɪˈkəʊʃəl) adj (Zoology) (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) covered with down, having open eyes, and capable of leaving the nest within a few days of hatchingn (Zoology) a precocial bird[C19: see precocious]pre•co•cial (prɪˈkoʊ ʃəl)
adj. active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial). [1870–75; precoci (ous) + -al1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | precocial - (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few daysaltricial - (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food |
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