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Recent Examples of altricial
Plenty of other creatures give birth even sooner, yielding offspring in a more altricial state.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
Robins, bluebirds, hummingbirds and many other birds are altricial.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
If birds are born altricial — helpless — clutches tend to be small to accommodate the higher level of care the babies must receive.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
That’s because both marmosets and humans have altricial babies, from the Latin for needing nourishment—meaning offspring that can’t take care of themselves even a tiny bit at the beginning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2020
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
Robins, bluebirds, hummingbirds and many other birds are altricial.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
If birds are born altricial — helpless — clutches tend to be small to accommodate the higher level of care the babies must receive.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
That’s because both marmosets and humans have altricial babies, from the Latin for needing nourishment—meaning offspring that can’t take care of themselves even a tiny bit at the beginning.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for altricial
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State of play: While San Francisco has made significant strides in coordinating emergency response operations since 1906, the fire department also offers free disaster skills training in an effort to bolster residents' ability to be self-sufficient.Shawna Chen, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
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Designed to empower youth and build confident, self-sufficient, successful leaders of tomorrow, Acewall Scholars is devoid of boxes and labels.William Jones, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Smith answered by pointing out the great advances in recent years for autonomous mobile robotics.Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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His company’s cable car system, Whoosh, operates autonomous, five-passenger vehicles that move on demand and only stop at the stations requested by passengers.Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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The former legislative seat of a newly independent Ukraine, this national icon was severely damaged by a missile blast in 2022, highlighting war's impact on heritage and the power of preservation to catalyze healing.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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In its 17th year, the annual awards celebrate the most outstanding shorts and video creators on the independent platform.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
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In addition to its momentum and self-sustaining nature, drive has another advantage over motivation: It can be developed and strengthened over time.Ryan McGrath, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
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Significantly, some states had self-sustaining populations of wild turkeys that could serve as seed stock.Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
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To be sure, Iraq now has a semiautonomous Kurdish region, and Ankara has not only made its peace with that but established good relations with the regional government.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, given enough time, those digital memory constructs will evolve into what can be loosely described as our external brains in the cloud—imagine a semiautonomous process that knows enough about you to act on your behalf in a limited fashion.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2013
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Altricial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altricial. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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