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migratory |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as migratory birds. 2. Hence roving; wandering; nomad; as migratory habits; a migratory life. {Migratory locust} (Zo["o]l.) See {Locust}. {Migratory thrush} (Zo["o]l.), the American robin. See {Robin}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: migratory adj 1: of or related to migration; "migratory patterns" 2: used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds [ant: {nonmigratory}] 3: habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers" [syn: {migrant}]
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