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Altricial — means requiring nourishment and refers to a pattern of growth and development in organisms which are incapable of moving around on their own soon after hatching or being born. The word is derived from the Latin root alere meaning to nurse, to… … Wikipedia
altricial — adj. 1. born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; of hatchlings. Opposite of {precocial}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Altricial — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda En zoología, las crías altriciales son aquellas que nacen ciegas, sin los conductos auditivos abiertos, prácticamente sin pelo y con una movilidad muy limitada. Su organismo debe madurar después del nacimiento para… … Wikipedia Español
altricial — [al trish′əl] adj. [ModL altricialis < L altrix, a nurse, fem. of altor, one who nourishes < alere, to feed: see OLD] designating or of birds whose newly hatched young are helpless and hence confined to the nest for some time; nidicolous:… … English World dictionary
altricial — adjective /əlˈtrɪʃəl/ Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth. , 2001: Altricial young are typical among carnivores, which might be expected to be hampered in their hunting behaviour if the pregnant… … Wiktionary
altricial — adj. & n. adj. (of a bird) whose young require care and feeding by the parents after hatching. n. an altricial bird (cf. PRAECOCIAL). Etymology: L altrix altricis (fem.) nourisher f. altor f. alere altus nourish … Useful english dictionary
altricial — young requiring care or nursing after hatching. Opposite of precocial. Also used to describe ontogeny with large numbers of ova with low energy content, poorly developed larvae and relatively large clutches in early maturing and slow growing… … Dictionary of ichthyology
altricial — adj. [L. altrix, nourisher] Having young at hatching or birth that require care for sometime … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
altricial — /al trish euhl/, adj. Zool. (of an animal species) helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial.) [1870 75; < L altric , s. of altrix wet nurse, nourisher (al(ere) to nourish (cf. ALIMENT) + … Universalium
altricial — adj. referring to helpless young that need parental care (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
