hatchling

[ hach-ling ]

noun

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

hatchling

/ ˈhætʃlɪŋ /

noun

1. a young animal that has newly emerged from an egg

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchling¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; hatch ¹ + -ling ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of hatchling¹

C19: from hatch ¹+ -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Hundreds of bones and teeth from dino hatchlings turned up along the Colville River in northern Alaska.

From Science News For Students

Pterosaur hatchlings may have been able to fly right out of the shell — although the flight of those ancient baby reptiles might have looked a bit different from that of the adults.

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The next month, a volunteer took a photo of the young hatchlings that showed there were three.

From Washington Post

Therefore, if their mothers popped them out at the dawn of spring, the hatchlings only had a few months to grow before winter set in.

From Popular-Science

Hundreds of bones and teeth found along the Colville River in northern Alaska belonged to dinosaur hatchlings, researchers say.

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The average total length of seven hatchling tadpoles is 7.4 mm.

From Project Gutenberg

Hatchling tadpoles are active swimmers and have only a small amount of yolk.

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The hatchling spider sprang—it was a combat of midgets which was soon over.

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Diagrammatic representation of ontogenetic change in color pattern in Cnemidophorus sacki zweifeli: A—hatchling, 34 mm.

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The hatchling does deviate from "typical" pallidus in having darkish flecks posteriorly on the carapace.

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