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altricial
vs.
precocial
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altricial
altricial vs. precocial
altricial
[ al-
trish
-
uh
l ]
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adjective
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to
precocial
.)
precocial
[ pri-
koh
-sh
uh
l ]
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adjective
(of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to
altricial
).