altricial
(adjective) (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From modern Latin Altrices (a former division of birds), plural of altrix, the feminine of altor ‘nourisher’, from alere ‘nourish’.
altricial (comparative more altricial, superlative most altricial)
(zoology) Helpless at birth (of young animals); or having young which are helpless at birth.
• nidicolous
altricial (plural altricials)
Such an animal
Source: Wiktionary
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
