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Precocial Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Precocial has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days

2

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

Related Terms
Antonyms
altricial
Rhyming Words
ial vial dial mial rial faial thial axial inial spial glial prial arial urial phial ilial trial radial oidial monial
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