reverse migration

noun

Migration back to the place of origin.

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Meanings

nounreverse migration (countable and uncountable, plural reverse migrations)

plural reverse migrations

  1. countableuncountableMigration back to the place of origin.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyThe migration of certain neutrophils away from the inflammation site, against the chemokine gradient, during inflammation resolution.
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe misorientation of a migrating bird so that it migrates in the opposite direction to that typical of its species.
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APA

reverse migration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20migration

MLA

“reverse migration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20migration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse migration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20migration.

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