About The Word Altrices
Learn about the word Altrices to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Altrices definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Altrices
| Altrices Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Altrices?Synonyms | Synonyms for Altrices: Related Terms | Find terms related to Altrices: See Also | Altrices In Webster's Dictionary \Al*tri"ces\, n. pl. [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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 {pr[ae]coces}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Copra oil ‐ oil…
- Oxidized ‐ combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen;…
- Elf ‐ below 3 kilohertz [n] (folklore) fairies that are somewhat…
- Thanksgiving cactus ‐ South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often…
- Trafalgar ‐ a naval battle in 1805 off the SW coast of Spain; the French…
- Arabidopsis lyrata ‐ a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers;…
- Trousered ‐ dressed…
- Pibgorn ‐ an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made…
- For the first time ‐ the initial time; "when Felix first saw a…
- Covalent bond ‐ a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between…