precocial

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Recent Examples of precocial Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds — capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Godwits and most other ground nesters, on the other hand, are precocial birds. Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022 Game birds, precocial, have larger clutches because the young, feathered and out of the nest upon hatching, are more subject to predation. Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021 The opposite are precocial birds, birds that hatch with feathers and are mobile and ready to go shortly after emerging from the egg. Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2017 Comparison with avian brain evolution suggests that placental brain size should be constrained due to placentals’ relative precociality, as has been hypothesized for precocial bird hatchlings. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocial
Adjective
  • Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The bill, which would ban members, their spouses, and dependent children from individual stock trading, combines several pieces of legislation that have been introduced in the lower chamber.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Authors of a new study have called for the parasitic infection, Chagas disease, to be classified as endemic—with human cases reported in eight states.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Insects like mosquitoes, fleas, fire ants, sand flies, and biting midges can transmit bacterial, viral, or parasitic diseases.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But plenty of work has to be done to get that symbiotic relationship right.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The automaker says the focus is always on the driver's needs in a way that is smart, symbiotic, and safe.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Precocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocial. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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