abmigration

noun

ab·​mi·​gra·​tion

¦abˌmīˈgrāshən

plural -s

: northward summer migration of birds that have not made a corresponding southward journey in the previous autumn

Word History

Etymology

ab- entry 1 + migration

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above

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