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51Թ comparison: altricial vs. precocial
altricial vs. precocial
altricial
adjective
Zoology.
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (
precocial
. )
precocial
adjective
Biology.
(of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (
altricial
).