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adj - (of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching
Remaining in the nest after hatching until able to fly.
NIDICOLOUS - A nidicolous animal ( ny-DIK--ls; from Latin nidus "nest" and -colus "inhabiting") is an animal that stays at its birthplace for a long time because ...
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(of birds) remaining in the nest for a time after hatching |
Remaining in the nest after hatching until grown or nearly grown. Used of a bird. |
Sharing the nest of another species of animal: nidicolous mites. |
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A nidicolous animal ( ny-DIK--ls; from Latin nidus "nest" and -colus "inhabiting") is an animal that stays at its birthplace for a long time because it depends on the parents for food, protection, and the learning of survival skills. They are the opposite of nidifugous species, which leave their parents more quickly and survive independently. * Two other terms are also used by scientists for related developmental phenomena: altricial (relatively undeveloped at birth or hatching; helpless, blind, without feathers or hair, and unable to fend for themselves) and precocial (relatively developed at birth or hatching; able to fend for themselves). Although there is much overlap between altricial and nidicolous species, the terms are not identical. All altricial animals are nidicolous by necessity, but an animal may be nidicolous, such as staying at the nest, even if it is precocial and fully capable of leaving if needed. Examples of precocious but nidicolous species include many gulls and ter |