altricial

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von altricial im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) geç olgunlaşan

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von altricial im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth

(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food

totally helpless at birth (usually unfeathered (if it's a bird) or nearly furless, blind, and unable to move very well

Young that are born naked, blind and unable to care for themselves at birth

describing a newly hatched bird with unopened eyes, scarcity of natal down, incapable of locomotion, and fed by parents; same as nestling

Animals which, after birth or hatching, delay attaining a condition of self maintenance

{s} referring to helpless young that need parental care (Zoology)

Silbentrennung

al·tri·cial

Synonyme

nidicolous

Etymologie

() From modern Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrix, the feminine of altor ‘nourisher’, from alere ‘nourish’.