帰き巣そう性せい

noun

homing instinct; homing ability

Zoological term for the ability of an animal to return to its nest, home territory, or place of origin. Often used in contexts like bird migration or salmon returning to their birthplace.

See also: 回帰性

• 伝でん書しょ鳩ばとの帰き巣そう性せいは非ひ常じょうに高たかい。

  The homing instinct of carrier pigeons is extremely strong.

• サケの帰き巣そう性せいは、生うまれた川かわの匂においを記き憶おくしているからだと言いわれている。

  It is said that the homing ability of salmon comes from remembering the smell of the river where they were born.