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Adjective: precocial  pri'kow-shul
  1. (of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days
    "Postnatal development occurs in animals in two ways, generally distinguished as altricial or precocial"

Antonym: altricial

Encyclopedia: Precocial