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altrical

altrical is the alternative form of altricial.

Meaning of altricial

Adjective

altricial (comparative more altricial, superlative most altricial)

  1. Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth.
    • Altricial young are typical among carnivores, which might be expected to be hampered in their hunting behaviour if the pregnant mother has to carry its young for a long period.2001, Gonyou, Keeling & Keeling, Social Behaviour in Farm Animals, CABI Publishing, published 2001, page 63

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Forms of altrical

comparativemore altrical
superlativemost altrical

Questions about altrical

What is altrical the alternative form of?
Altrical is the alternative form of altricial.

Words near altrical in the dictionary

  1. altraric acid
  2. altre
  3. altred
  4. altrenogest
  5. altretamine
  6. altrical
  7. altrices
  8. altricial
  9. altriciality
  10. altricially
  11. altricials

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