Clovers In The Atmosphere

fun new word that I discovered in a 1950's ornithology text: nidifugous. it means "fleeing the nest" and is used to describe chicks that leave the nest immediately after hatching like grouse and turkeys. It has generally be supplanted by "precocial" academically, but I think this word has serious potential for describing humanity. It is an instinct or trait that we cannot accurately describe with just one word. so use it when you can.