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migrative
[
mahy
-gr
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
mi·gra·to·ry
/
ˈmaɪ
grəˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
Show Spelled
[
mahy
-gr
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
migrating.
2.
periodically
migrating
:
a migratory species; migratory workers.
3.
pertaining to a migration:
migratory movements of birds.
4.
roving; nomadic; wandering.
Also,
mi·gra·tive.
Origin:
1745–55;
migrate
+
-ory
1
Related forms
non·mi·gra·to·ry,
adjective
pre·mi·gra·to·ry,
adjective
un·mi·gra·tive,
adjective
un·mi·gra·to·ry,
adjective
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