 migratory |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of or related to migration | |
| Examples: | "migratory patterns" |
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| Related terms: | migration | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] used of animals that move seasonally | |
| Examples: | "migratory birds |
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| Related terms: | nonmigratory | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work | |
| Synonyms: | migrant | |
| Examples: | "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life" "migratory workers" |
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| Related terms: | unsettled | |
| Similar spelling: |
migrator migrate migration misread migrational |
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