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 Definitions of altricial  [ælˈtrɪʃ əl]  

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Definition of 'altricial' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) altricial
(of an animal species) helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time

Etymology:  (1870–75; < L altrīc-, s. of altrīx wet nurse, nourisher = (al(ere) to nourish (cf. aliment ) + -trīx -trix ) + -al1)

Definition of 'altricial' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) altricial
(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food

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