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PRECOCIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does precocial mean?
• PRECOCIAL (adjective)
The adjective PRECOCIAL has 1 sense:
1. (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
Familiarity information: PRECOCIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
Antonym:
altricial ((of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food)
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