ALL meanings of precocial
pre·co·cial
P p - adjective precocial (of an animal species) active and able to move freely from birth or hatching and requiring little parental care (opposed to altricial). 1
- adjective precocial (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) covered with down, having open eyes, and capable of leaving the nest within a few days of hatching 0
- noun precocial a precocial bird 0
- adjective precocial designating or of birds whose newly hatched young are covered with down and fully active 0