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migrative

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mi⋅gra⋅to⋅ry

[mahy-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
–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
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migratory   (mī'grə-tôr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
Traveling from one place to another at regular times of year, often over long distances. Salmon, whales, and swallows are all migratory animals.
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