Synonyms of precocial

precocial

adjective

as in dependent

Related Words

• dependent
• parasitic
• symbiotic
• associational
• gregarious
• consociational
• social
• colonial
• subsocial
• sociable

Dissimilar Words

• solitary
• nonsocial
• independent
• autonomous
• altricial
• semiautonomous
• self-contained
• self-sufficient
• semi-independent
• unsociable
• lone
• reclusive
• self-sustaining
• self-subsistent
• self-supporting
• recluse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of precocial

The embryos could develop into precocial hatchlings — young that were born at an advanced stage and capable of independent survival without parental milk or feeding. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

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

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