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Adjective: altricial  al'tri-shul
  1. (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
    "When eggs hatch, neonatal birds are naked, blind, highly altricial songbirds and totally dependent on parental warmth and feeding"

Antonym: precocial

Encyclopedia: Altricial

Nearest

alto rilievo
alto saxophonist
altocumulus
altocumulus cloud
altogether
altoist
Alton Glenn Miller
Altoona
altostratus
altostratus cloud
altricial
alt-right
altruism
altruist
altruistic
altruistically
ALU
alu
aludel
alula
alular