Definition of ALTRICIAL

altricial

Meanings

Plural: altricials

Adjective

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

Adj

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

Noun

  • Such an animal.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrīx, the feminine of altor (“nourisher”), from alere (“to nourish”).

Antonyms

precocial

Scrabble Score: 11

altricial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
altricial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
altricial is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

altricial is a valid Words With Friends word