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adj - (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
ALTRICIAL - In biology, altricial species are those in which the young are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born. The word is...
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| Helpless, naked, and blind when hatched: altricial birds. |
| (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food |
| (of a young bird or other animal) hatched or born in an undeveloped state and requiring care and feeding by the parents. |
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| In biology, altricial species are those in which the young are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born. The word is derived from the Latin root alere, meaning "to nurse, to rear, or to nourish" and indicates the need for young to be fed and taken care of for a long duration. Species whose young are immediately or quickly mobile are called precocial. |