Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
precocial .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Præcoces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Of or relating to the Praecoces.
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The young of praecocial birds are able to run or swim with their parents almost as soon as hatched, for they not only have the strength to do this, but their bodies being covered with down they are protected from the sun or cold.
The Bird Study Book Thomas Gilbert Pearson
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