Altricial
helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to )
adjective
(of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food
noun
an altricial bird, such as a pigeon
altricial
(āl-trĭsh’əl)
Born or hatched in a helpless condition requiring prolonged parental care, as by being naked, blind, or unable to move about. Nesting birds, monotremes, marsupials, and carnivores have altricial young. Compare precocial.
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