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zugunruhe

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Zug·un·ru·he   (tsŏŏk'ŏŏn-rōō'hə)   
n.  The migratory drive in animals, especially birds.

[German : Zug, a pulling, move, migration; see zugzwang + Unruhe (from Middle High German unruowe, from Old High German unruowa : un-, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ruowa, rest).]
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