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.
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Altricial
/ælˈtɹɪʃəl/
Synonyms for "altricial" (9 found)
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More general
2 entriesdevelopmental statelife history trait
More specific
2 entriesaltricial birdaltricial mammal
Collocations
6 entriesaltricial developmentaltricial hatchlingsaltricial mammalsaltricial offspringaltricial speciesaltricial young
Inflections
2 entriesmore altricialmost altricial
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
First, humans are altricial, with immature newborns and a long childhood.
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First, compared to other species, babies are altricial, meaning that they are weak, undermuscled, fat, and uncoordinated (sorry, babies, but it's true).
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