nonmigratory
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Additionally, she analyzed some of the butterflies’ nonmigratory relatives, which also had fewer spots than the ones making the big migration.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023
We compared robin Cry4a with the extremely similar Cry4a proteins from two nonmigratory birds, pigeons and chickens.
From Scientific American • Mar. 15, 2022
It’s a never-ending relocation quest, especially in January, which is high season for pond-hopping and foraging by nonmigratory Canada geese in the Kansas City area.
From Washington Times • Jan. 27, 2017
Not a bad place to convalesce, unless you’re a small, genetically isolated, nonmigratory bird population.
From Slate • Dec. 1, 2014
Later recoveries of banded birds showed that these Florida-born eagles range northward along the coast into Canada as far as Prince Edward Island, although they had previously been considered nonmigratory.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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