Language	Term	Definition	See also
English	altricial	Young requiring care or nursing after hatching. Opposite of precocial, also used to describe ontogeny with large numbers of ova with low energy content, poorly-developed larvae and relatively large clutches in early maturing and slow-growing fishes.	precocial viviparous ontogeny
French	nidicole	Qui exige des soins ou une phase d'alevinage après l’éclosion. Contraire de "nidifuge".	précoce vivipare ontogénie
Spanish	nidícola	Animal joven que requiere de cuidados después de la eclosión. Antónimo de nidífugo.
Portuguese	altricial	Juvenil que requer cuidados parentais após a eclosão.	precoce vivíparo ontogenia

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