English
Etymology
From modern Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrix, the feminine of altor �nourisher�, from alere �nourish�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�l�trɪ��l/
Adjective
en-adj
- zoology 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 mother has to carry its young for a long period. � Gonyou, Keeling & Keeling, Social Behaviour in Farm Animals (CABI Publishing 2001, p. 63)
Synonyms
nidicolous
See also
precocial
ru:altricial
vi:altricial
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