altricial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Such an animal.
形容词 adj.
  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.

词形变化

more altricial comparative most altricial superlative altricials plural

词汇关系

反义词
precocial

词源

词源 1
From New Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrīx, the feminine of altor (“nourisher”), from alere (“to nourish”).
词源 2
From New Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrīx, the feminine of altor (“nourisher”), from alere (“to nourish”).
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary