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<zoology> Nursers, a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; opposed to praecoces.
Origin: L, nourishes, pl. Of altrix.
(01 Mar 1998)
alto, ALTRAN, altretamine, altrical < Prev | Next > altrigendrism, altrose, altruism
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