THESAURUS

Precocial Thesaurus

(ornithology) Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.

Antonyms for Precocial

Common opposites include altricial.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include superprecocial, prehatched, prehatching, precocious, prelay, prelaying.

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Possible antonyms include altricial.

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