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Showing words for ALTRICIAL using the English dictionary
9 Letter Words for Altricial
altricial
8 Letter Words for Altricial
iatrical
7 Letter Words for Altricial
allicit, ciliata, latrial, talaric, talliar, traclia
6 Letter Words for Altricial
acrita, alcali, altaic, altair, arilli, atrail, atrial, calili, callat, cilial, citral, citril, clitia, iatric, italia, italic, laical, lariat, latria, racial, rictal, talari, trilli
5 Letter Words for Altricial
aalii, acari, aillt, altar, arati, artal, artic, atria, calla, calli, carat, carli, carta, cilia, cital, clair, clart, craal, ictal, iliac, ilial, laari, liart, licit, lilac, litai, litra, raita, ratal, riata, taira, talar, talli, tiara, tical, tilia, trail, triac, trial, trica, trill
4 Letter Words for Altricial
acta, airt, alai, alar, alca, alia, alii, arca, aria, aril, atar, atli, cair, call, carl, cart, cill, cira, cirl, clar, clat, clit, crit, ctrl, ilia, itai, ital, itll, laic, lair, lait, lari, lata, lati, liar, lila, lilt, lira, liri, liti, raca, raia, rail, rait, rall, rata, rial, rill, rita, taal, taar, tail, tala, talc, tali, tall, tara, tari, tiar, till, tirl, trac
3 Letter Words for Altricial
aal, act, aia, ail, air, ait, ala, alc, all, alt, ara, arc, art, cai, cal, car, cat, cia, cir, cit, cli, clr, crl, crt, ctr, iaa, ill, ira, ita, laa, lac, lai, lar, lat, lca, lir, lit, ltr, rai, rat, rct, ria, rit, rti, taa, tai, tal, tar, tic, til, tlc, tlr, tra, tri
Definitions for Altricial
[1] helpless at birth or hatching and requiring parental care for a period of time (opposed to precocial.)
[2] (of the young of some species of birds after hatching) naked, blind, and dependent on the parents for food
[3] an altricial bird, such as a pigeon
Words nearby Altricial
altona, altoona, altophobia, altostratus, altrices, altricial, altrincham, altruism, altruist, altruistic, altus
Origin of Altricial
1870–75; < Latin altrīc-, stem of altrīx wet nurse, nourisher (al(ere ) to nourish (cf. aliment) + -trīx -trix) + -al1
Word origin for Altricial
C19: from New Latin altriciālis, from Latin altrix a nurse, from alere to nourish