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precocial
[ pri-koh-shuhl ]
adjective
- (of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care ( altricial ).
precocial
/ 辫谤瑟藞办蓹蕣蕛蓹濒 /
adjective
- (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 hatching
noun
- a precocial bird
precocial
- Born or hatched in a condition requiring relatively little parental care, as by having hair or feathers, open eyes, and the ability to move about. Water birds, reptiles, and herd animals usually have precocial young.
- Compare altricial
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Origin of precocial1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of precocial1
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Example Sentences
Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds 鈥 capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching.
But most waterfowl young are precocial, which means they're fluffy, open-eyed, and capable of leaving the nest soon after hatching.
Even聽"precocial" creatures 鈥 ones that are able to move around almost immediately after hatching 鈥 come out of the egg with聽fluffy down feathers that eventually molt and are replaced by聽the feathers needed for flight.
The word for this immediate independence, by the way, is "precocial,"聽which comes from the same root as "precocious," which I personally find delightful.
"The main conclusion was that this is the first evidence for a truly precocial dinosaur: one that matured rapidly and without parental care," Adelphi University paleontologist Michael D'Emic聽added.
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