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hatchling [ˈhætʃlɪŋ] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a young animal that has newly emerged from an egg [from hatch1 + -ling1] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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However, such hatchlings fed toxin-bearing toads developed toxic fluids, the researchers report. Version A showed a photograph of long-beaked wading shorebirds; version B showed two adult egrets with hatchlings in a nest. Six hundred volunteers -- the city's goal -- have signed up to decorate the float, which will carry a floral mother tortoise and two hatchlings crawling in a desert landscape of Joshua trees and wildflowers. |
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hatchling - any recently hatched animal (especially birds)