See Also: precocial(dictionary)

precocial (iou)



precocial adjective. Also (earlier) praecocial. L19.
[from mod. Latin Praecoces, a former division of birds, pl. of Latin praecox: see PRECOCIOUS, -IAL.]
Zoology. (Having young which are) able to move about and feed independently soon after hatching or birth; nidifugous. Cf. ALTRICIAL.