altricial
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altricial /əlˈtrɪʃ(ə)l/
▶adjective Zoology relating to or denoting a bird or other animal species whose young are hatched or born in an undeveloped state and require care and feeding by the parents. Often contrasted with precocial.
– origin C19: from L. altrix, altric-, fem. of altor ‘nourisher’, from alere ‘nourish’.
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