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altricial

  (ăl-trĭsh'əl) pronunciation
adj.

Helpless, naked, and blind when hatched: altricial birds.

[From Latin altrīx, altrīc-, feminine of altor, nourisher, from alere, to nourish.]


 
 
Veterinary Dictionary: altricial

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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