altricious

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altricious

adjective more altricious · most altricious

Synonym of altricial. In considering the young we must distinguish between the altricious and precocious species, and remember that between such extremes every shade of difference exists. The cedar waxwing which is born blind and naked may be taken as a type of the altricious group.
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@misc{altricious_2026,
  title = {altricious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/altricious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}