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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
altricial \altricial\ adjective
1. born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; -- of hatchlings. Opposite of {precocial}. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
altricial
adjective: (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food [ant: {precocial}]
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