nidifugous
/naɪˈdɪfjuːɡəs/
adjective
- Describing a young bird that leaves the nest soon after hatching.
- Unlike nidifugous birds, robins stay in the nest for weeks.
- Nidifugous chicks are born with open eyes and a coat of down feathers.
- Ducklings are nidifugous, following their mother to water within hours of hatching.
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