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| pre·co·cial [ prə kṓsh'l ] |
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independent at birth: describes some animals that display independent activity at birth, especially young birds that are hatched covered with down and with open eyes
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Praecoces "precocial birds" < plural of Latin praecoc- "precocious" (see precocious)] |
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