adj.
Helpless, naked, and blind when hatched: altricial birds.
[From Latin altrīx, altrīc-, feminine of altor, nourisher, from alere, to nourish.]
altricial
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al·tri·cial (ăl-trĭsh'əl) 
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adj.
Helpless, naked, and blind when hatched: altricial birds.
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Said of birds which are hatched with their eyes closed.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
Antonym: precocial (meaning #1)
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