(of a young bird or other animal)hatched or born in an advanced state and able to feed itself almost immediately. Often contrasted with ALTRICAL.
(雏鸟等)早成性的,早熟的。亦称
(of a particular species)having such young
(某物种)有早成性后代的。
a precocial bird
早成鸟。
"late 19th cent.: from modern Latin