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non·mi·grant | \ ˌnän-ˈmī-grənt 
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\ plural nonmigrants
Definition of nonmigrant
: 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 nounthe nonmigrant bird populationnonmigrant speciesnonmigrant workers
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The first known use of nonmigrant was in 1886
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