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precocial definition

pre·co·cial (prē kō′s̸həl)

adjective

designating or of birds whose newly hatched young are covered with down and fully active

Etymology: < ModL praecoces (< L, pl. of praecox: see precocious), precocial birds + -al

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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