altricial

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrīx, the feminine of altor (“nourisher”), from alere (“to nourish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ælˈtɹɪʃəl/ Rhymes: -ɪʃəl === Adjective === altricial (comparative more altricial, superlative most altricial) (ornithology) Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth. ==== Synonyms ==== altricious nidicolous ==== Antonyms ==== precocial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === altricial (plural altricials) Such an animal. === See also === precocial == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === altricial m or f (plural altriciais) (zoology, of a species) altricial (having young which are helpless at birth) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /altɾiˈθjal/ [al̪.t̪ɾiˈθjal] (Spain) IPA(key): /altɾiˈsjal/ [al̪.t̪ɾiˈsjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: al‧tri‧cial === Adjective === altricial m or f (masculine and feminine plural altriciales) altricial