mi·gra·to·ry

[mahy-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
adjective
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 + -ory1

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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migratory (ˈmaɪɡrətərɪ, -trɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characterized by migration
2.  nomadic; itinerant

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migratory
1753, from L. migrat-, pp. stem of migrare (see migration).
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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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Example sentences
All of these birds often rest here on their migratory journey.
Protecting vulnerable wetlands and migratory paths for wildlife.
State and county authorities are often called in to remove these migratory
  birds when they cause damage to property or crops.
Physical remains, rather than linguistic patterns and microbes, are the
  preferred form of evidence for human migratory maps.
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