nidicolous young

nidicolous young
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English-Korean animal medical dictionary. 2013.

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  • altricial — adjective /əlˈtrɪʃəl/ 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… …   Wiktionary

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