migratory

mi·gra·to·ry

 (mī′grə-tôr′ē)
adj.
1. Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration: migratory birds.
2. Of or relating to a migration.
3. Roving; nomadic.
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migratory

(ˈmaɪɡrətərɪ; -trɪ)
adj
1. of, relating to, or characterized by migration
2. nomadic; itinerant
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mi•gra•to•ry

(ˈmaɪ grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i)

adj.
1. migrating.
2. periodically migrating: migratory birds.
3. pertaining to a migration: migratory movements of birds.
4. roving; wandering; migrant.
[1745–55]
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mi·gra·to·ry

(mī′grə-tôr′ē)
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.migratory - used of animals that move seasonallymigratory - 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 workmigratory - habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"
unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle"
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migratory

adjective nomadic, travelling, wandering, migrant, itinerant, unsettled, shifting, gypsy, roving, transient, vagrant, peripatetic a migratory farm labourer
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migratory

adjective
1. Moving from one habitat to another on a seasonal basis:
2. Moving from one area to another in search of work:
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Translations
مُهاجِر، مُتَنَقِّل
stěhovavýtažný
træk-
Umsiedler
migrateur
flökku-, farand-, far-
migratorio
omvandrendetrekk-vandre-vandrende
göç edengöçücü
迁移的

migratory

[maɪˈgreɪtərɪ] ADJmigratorio
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migratory

[ˈmaɪgrətəri] adj
[animal, bird, fish] → migrateur/trice
[pattern, path] → migratoire
[worker, labour] → migrant(e)
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migratory

adjWander-; populationwandernd; migratory habitsWanderungsgewohnheiten pl; migratory lifeWanderleben nt; migratory instinctWandertrieb m; migratory workerWanderarbeiter(in) m(f); migratory labour (Brit) or labor (US) → Wanderarbeiter pl; migratory birdsZugvögel pl; migratory creatures or animalsTiere, die auf Wanderung gehen, wandernde Tiere; migratory fishWanderfisch m; sea turtles are migratoryMeeresschildkröten sind wandernde Tiere
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migrate

(maiˈgreit) , ((American) ˈmaigreit) verb
1. (of certain birds and animals) to travel from one region to another at certain times of the year. Many birds migrate in the early winter.
2. (of people) to change one's home to another country or (regularly) from place to place. The Gothic peoples who overwhelmed the Roman Empire migrated from the East.
miˈgration noun
ˈmigrant ((British and American) ˈmai-) noun
a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated. The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; (also adjective) migrant workers.
ˈmigratory ((British and American) ˈmaigrə-) adjective
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