Migratory

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration: migratory birds.
  • adj. Of or relating to a migration.
  • adj. Roving; nomadic.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. that migrate
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another.
  • adj. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Given to or characterized by migration; roving or removing from place to place; unsettled: as, the pastoral tribes of uncivilized men are generally migratory; to lead a migratory life.
  • Pertaining or relating to migration or to a tendency to migrate.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
  • adj. used of animals that move seasonally
  • Equivalent
    unsettled   
    Antonym
    sedentary   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wandering    nomad   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nomadic    nonunion    predatory    migrant    unskilled    aquatic    diurnal    carnivorous    amphibious    noncombatant