altricial
Portuguese, adjective/aw.tɾi.siˈaw/
altricial is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “altricial (having young which are helpless at birth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does altricial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinealtricial (having young which are helpless at birth)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of altricial
- altriciais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce altricial?
- Brazil /aw.tɾi.siˈaw/
- Brazil [aʊ̯.tɾi.siˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /aw.tɾiˈsjaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to altricial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.