zugunruhe

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noun

Anxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period.

OriginGerman Zugunruhe →
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Meanings

nounzugunruhe (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyAnxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period.

Origin

  1. GermanZugunruhe
  2. Englishzugunruhe

Borrowed from German Zugunruhe, from Zug (“move, migration”) and Unruhe (“anxiety, restlessness”).

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APA

zugunruhe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zugunruhe

MLA

“zugunruhe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zugunruhe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zugunruhe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zugunruhe.

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