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1 praecocial -- rank: 1000: praecocial definitions Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. & n. (US precocial) --adj. (of ... feed themselves as soon as they are hatched. --n. a praecocial bird (cf. ALTRICIAL). Etymology: L praecox -cocis (as PRECOCIOUS) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Praecocial Pr[ae]*co"cial, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or ...

2 precocial -- rank: 230: ... are precocial > — compare altricial Oxford Reference Dictionary US var. of PRAECOCIAL.

3 altricial -- rank: 230: ... by the parents after hatching. --n. an altricial bird (cf. PRAECOCIAL). Etymology: L altrix altricis (fem.) nourisher f. altor f. alere ...