altrices pl (plural only)
(zoology) nursers; 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.
• praecoces
• articles, clairets, ratsicle, recitals, sclarite, selictar, sterical
Source: Wiktionary
Al*tri"ces, n. pl. Etym: [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: 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 prƦcoces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
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