Migratory

//ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Migrating. not-comparable
"To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986)."
2
Roving; wandering; nomadic. not-comparable
"migratory habits; a migratory life"

Adjective

1
habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work wordnet
2
used of animals that move seasonally wordnet

Synonyms

circumforaneous discursive divagatory drifting emigrant emigratory

Antonyms

sedentary nonmigratory

Example

"That one is a migratory species."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

Related phrases

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