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Recent Examples of precocial
Comparison with avian brain evolution suggests that placental brain size should be constrained due to placentals’ relative precociality, as has been hypothesized for precocial bird hatchlings.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2010
Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds — capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
Godwits and most other ground nesters, on the other hand, are precocial birds.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
Game birds, precocial, have larger clutches because the young, feathered and out of the nest upon hatching, are more subject to predation.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
The opposite are precocial birds, birds that hatch with feathers and are mobile and ready to go shortly after emerging from the egg.
—Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2017
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2010
Ducks are what scientists call precocial birds — capable of feeding, swimming and walking soon after hatching.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
Godwits and most other ground nesters, on the other hand, are precocial birds.
—Jim Robbins, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
Game birds, precocial, have larger clutches because the young, feathered and out of the nest upon hatching, are more subject to predation.
—Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 29 June 2021
The opposite are precocial birds, birds that hatch with feathers and are mobile and ready to go shortly after emerging from the egg.
—Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precocial
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The sector will not only lack the kind of support that the outgoing Biden administration had afforded it but also be dependent on imports from many Asian countries that Trump intends to target with tariffs, most notably China.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In areas where agriculture is a key economic driver and thus is dependent on pollinators, such murder hornet sightings can be a major cause for concern.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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It’s also been noted that by his own admission, Kennedy suffered brain loss when a parasitic worm got into his noggin in 2010.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The larvae of these flies (Drosophila melanogaster) will also up their ethanol intake when targeted by parasitic wasps.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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This symbiotic relationship can boost overall productivity in most sectors.Kweilin Ellingrud, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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But hidden within the soil of these particular seed trays, a symbiotic relationship is forming that could produce the first carbon-negative source of protein grown on a commercial scale.Alexa Phillips, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Precocial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precocial. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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