Definition of hatchling
: a recently hatched animal
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In sea turtles, warmer temperatures produce more female hatchlings and cooler temperatures produce more males.
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Birch Aquarium offers guided visits of spawning areas, and includes demonstrations of grunion hatchlings emerging from their eggs in a vial of seawater, Beckwith said.
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As the hatchlings grow, researchers record data on the offspring produced by different lizard pairings.
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Soon, the egg case opened, and a hatchling emerged.
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Jensen wanted to know if climate change had already altered the ratio of male hatchlings to females.
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Weather conditions in Niger are extreme, with temperatures up to 130 degrees, so air conditioning is vital to protect the equipment and allow more of the hatchlings to survive.
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Females die loaded with eggs, and the hatchlings chew their way out in search of fresh roseau.
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In the past few years, the region has also yielded several beautiful bird wings, the spectacular feathered tail of a small carnivorous dinosaur, and the outline of an entire hatchling bird.
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First Known Use of hatchling
1854
HATCHLING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hatchling for English Language Learners
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: a recently hatched animal : a very young bird, fish, etc., that has just come out from an egg
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