hatch·ling

(hăch′lĭng)

A newly hatched animal.

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hatchling

(ˈhætʃlɪŋ)

(Biology) a young animal that has newly emerged from an egg

[C19: from hatch¹ + -ling¹]

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hatch•ling

(ˈhætʃ lɪŋ)

n.

a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.

[1895–1900]

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hatchling - any recently hatched animal (especially birds)

young, offspring - any immature animal

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Marine scientists and wildlife enthusiasts here were stunned and amazed when a two-headed green turtle hatchling emerged from the sand at the Mabul Turtle Hatchery in Mabul Island, off Semporna yesterday.

Two-headed turtle hatches in Sabah's Mabul Island

Mortalities of hatchlings were recorded daily over the course of 14 days by observing each hatchling under a dissecting microscope and locating its heartbeat through the transparent shell.

DETERMINING THE SALINITY TOLERANCE OF INVASIVE ISLAND APPLE SNAIL POMACEA MACULATA (PERRY, 1810) HATCHLINGS TO ASSESS THE INVASION PROBABILITY IN ESTUARINE HABITATS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

'I think that crocodile hatchling prices this year will be lower than last year,' he said.

Crocodile farming industry is struggling to remain afloat

It gives me great pleasure to see every hatchling make it to sea.

Interview with Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa turtle ranger Mohammed Al Hasani

The bagworm in my backyard was a hatchling. I'm sure it was just passing through, allowing the wind to carry it until it finds a suitable plant to settle on.

The Worm'S Bag

Sadly, a mother duck was killed leaving her hatchling babies to roam the roads alone.

That's a fine bit of duck-tective work

It's illegal to touch or harass a sea turtle egg, hatchling or adult, cautions Bernhard.

Turtle Trek: Our beaches are a prime nesting site for endangered sea turtles

Using the offspring of three sympatric whelks: Cominella virgata (one embryo per capsule); Cominella maculosa (multiple embryos per capsule); and Haustrum scobina (multiple embryos per capsule and nurse-embryo consumption), we examined how contrasting reproductive strategies mediate inter- and intraspecific differences in hatchling provisioning.

Maternal lipid provisioning mirrors evolution of reproductive strategies in direct-developing whelks

Dogs and crabs are probably important predators of hatchling sea turtles on this beach.

Predaceous fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) at sea turtle (Testudines: Cheloniidae) nesting beaches and hatcheries in El Salvador

haliaetus, feeding and breeding for the hatchling of P.

Nesting, hatchling breeding and feeding of osprey Pandion haliaetus in Um El Sheikh Island, Dongonab Bay, Sudan

EMERGENCE PATTERN OF HATCHLING KEMP'S RIDLEY (LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII) SEA TURTLES AT THEIR NATURAL NESTING BEACH.

Emergence pattern of hatchling Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles at their natural nesting beach

Basic Biology--Scientists studying fish populations on Lake Michigan were surprised to collect tiny hatchling burbot in late June.

Late-spawning burbot