| 单词 | precocial |
| 释义 | precocial[ pri-koh-shuhl ] / prɪˈkoʊ ʃəl / adjective Biology.(of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial). Origin of precocialFirst recorded in 1870–75; precoci(ous) + -al1 Words nearby precocialprecisionism, precisive, preclimax, preclinical, preclude, precocial, precocious, precocious puberty, precocity, precognition, precollagenous fiber Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for precocial
British Dictionary definitions for precocialprecocial / (prɪˈkəʊʃəl) / adjective(of the young of some species of birds after hatching) covered with down, having open eyes, and capable of leaving the nest within a few days of hatching nouna precocial bird Compare altricial Word Origin for precocialC19: see precocious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for precocialprecocial [ prĭ-kō′shəl ] Born or hatched in a condition requiring relatively little parental care, as by having hair or feathers, open eyes, and the ability to move about. Water birds, reptiles, and herd animals usually have precocial young. Compare altricial. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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