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migratory

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mi·gra·to·ry  (mgr-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration: migratory birds.
2. Of or relating to a migration.
3. Roving; nomadic.
migratory  (mgr-tôr)
Traveling from one place to another at regular times of year, often over long distances. Salmon, whales, and swallows are all migratory animals.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.migratory - used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds"
nonmigratory, resident - used of animals that do not migrate
2.migratory - habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"
migrant
unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
migratory
adjective nomadic, travelling, wandering, migrant, itinerant, unsettled, shifting, gypsy, roving, transient, vagrant, peripatetic
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The blood-sucking bats were comparatively few, and the migratory sort fewer still.
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