remigrant en · NOUN
Etymology
From re- + migrant.
Meanings
- A migrant who returns to their former country.
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An insect that migrates back to a previous host.
In host-alternating aphids the remigrants, which give birth to the mating females, are the first to arrive on the primary host […]
2012, A. F. G. Dixon, Aphid Ecology: An optimization approach, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| remigrants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |