Speakur

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precocial

/pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
pre-co-cial
IPA
/pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin praecŏcĭa (“places where fruits ripen early”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/
  • British English: /pɹɪˈkəʊ.ʃəl/

Derived Forms

semiprecocial superprecocial

Frequently Paired Words

precocious precociality altricial

Questions

How do you pronounce precocial?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/.
What does precocial mean?
Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.
Where does precocial come from?
From Latin praecŏcĭa (“places where fruits ripen early”).

How to pronounce precocial

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pɹɪˈkoʊ.ʃəl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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