irruptive
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| —adj | |
| 1. | irrupting or tending to irrupt |
| 2. | of, involving, or causing irruption |
| 3. | obsolete (of igneous rocks) intrusive |
| irruptively | |
| —adv | |
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Irruptive
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Example sentences
They are irruptive in that they will flock to areas with high rodent populations.
Species which exhibit irruptive growth are characterized by sharp peaks in population followed by sharp declines.
There are theories that irruptive bird migrants are mostly food specialists and move based on food supply.
When food gets scarce, irruptive migration may occur.
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