abmigration
noun
ab·mi·gra·tion
\¦abˌmīˈgrāshən\
Definition of abmigration
-s
: northward summer migration of birds that have not made a corresponding southward journey in the previous autumn
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Origin and Etymology of abmigration
1ab- + migration
First Known Use: 1923
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