nonmigrant

noun

non·​mi·​grant ˌnän-ˈmī-grənt 

plural nonmigrants

: an animal or person that is not a migrant

Canada geese were historically a migratory species and never native to the Bay State, but through a series of coincidences and deliberate expansion programs, a new breed of nonmigrants have become established statewide as one of our most common resident waterfowl species.

—H. W. Heusmann

—often used before another noun

the nonmigrant bird population

nonmigrant species

nonmigrant workers

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above