Altricial and Precocial

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Altricial adjective - (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food.

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Precocial is an antonym for altricial.

Precocial adjective - (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.

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Altricial is an antonym for precocial.

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Precocial and Altricial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/altricial/precocial

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