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
  • The goal isn't to create AI-dependent individuals but to use technology as a bridge to greater human engagement and self-determination.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Iberian harvester ants were then dependent on Messor structor ants for their survival, forcing the queens to track down males of another species, which is known as sperm parasitism.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But within KPop Demon Hunters is an acknowledgment of the sometimes-parasitic relationship between artist and listener.
    Yvonne Kim, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • An article from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine stated that toxoplasmosis is an illness caused by a tiny parasite called Toxoplasma gondii—one of the most common parasitic diseases—which can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals, including pets and humans.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This symbiotic relationship can be achieved by providing the workforce with a meaningful employee experience.
    Tipu Usha Vaithee Swaran, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But plenty of work has to be done to get that symbiotic relationship right.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Precocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocial. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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