precocial adjective.
[prɪ'kǝʊʃ(ǝ)l] Also (earlier)
praecocial.
L19.[from mod. Latin Praecoces, a former division of birds, pl. of Latin praecox: see PRECOCIOUS, -IAL.]Zoology. (Having young which are) able to move about and feed independently soon after hatching or birth; nidifugous. Cf.
ALTRICIAL.
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