nontenancy

noun

nontenancy

noun

Etymology From non- + tenancy.

1

Lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.

A review of other known breeding stations of this subspecies suggests that breeding sites are subject to periods of nontenancy.1975, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Notornis, volume 22, page 265:

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