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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocial
Adjective
  • However, success is dependent on brand identification, menu engineering, smart route planning and social media storytelling.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Additionally, while the other options factored in all the other people the borrower lived with in their home, RAP only adjusts a $50 monthly payment reduction for a dependent child.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Introduce predatory insects like parasitic wasps that prey on caterpillars and welcome birds in the garden.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Most of these parasites were trematodes, or parasitic flatworms also called flukes.
    Laura Baisas Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Previous studies have found symbiotic relationships between squat lobsters and soft or black coral, but only one species has been found to coexist with sea urchins, researchers said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The tech sector also has an important role to play, especially in fostering deeper, more symbiotic partnerships with public agencies.
    Mark Pittman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

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“Precocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocial. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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