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(n. pl.) 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 praecoces.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Altrices'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/altrices.html. 1828.
 
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