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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. used of animals that move seasonally;
- Example: "migratory birds"

2. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work;
- Example: "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"
- Example: "migratory workers"
[syn: migrant, migratory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.]
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   1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or
      climate to another; as, migratory birds.
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   2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a
      migratory life.
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   Migratory locust (Zool.) See Locust.

   Migratory thrush (Zool.), the American robin. See Robin.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

migratory
    adj 1: used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds"
           [ant: nonmigratory, resident]
    2: habitually moving from place to place especially in search of
       seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant
       life"; "migratory workers" [syn: migrant, migratory]