Definitions for altricial

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altricial al·tri·cial

Spelling: [al-trish-uh l]

IPA: /ælˈtrɪʃ əl/

Altricial is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 210 anagrams from letters in altricial (aaciillrt).

Definitions for altricial

adjective

1. helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial. )

Origin of altricial

1870-75; Latin altrīc-, stem of altrīx wet nurse, nourisher (al(ere) to nourish (cf. aliment) + -trīx -trix) + -al<