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单词 praecocial
释义

praecoces /prē-kōˈsēs or prī-kōˈkāz/

plural noun (ornithology; old)

Birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food, opp to altrices

ORIGIN: L pl of praecox, -cocis; see precocious

praecocial adjective see precocial

precocial or praecocial /pri-, prē-kōˈsh(y)əl/

adjective
  1. Of or relating to birds whose young are hatched with a covering of down and can leave the nest at once to seek food (ornithology)
  2. Premature, forward
ORIGIN: See precocious
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