The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
altricial \altricial\ adj. 1. born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; -- of hatchlings. Opposite of precocial. [WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
altricial adj 1: (of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food [ant: precocial]