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migratory

mig·ra·tory

UK/ˌmaɪˈɡɹeɪ.tə.ɹi/ US/ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ rare

adjective

1.

used of animals that move seasonally

  • “migratory birds”
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2.

habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

  • “appalled by the social conditions of migrant life”
  • “migratory workers”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

Phrases

  • migratory bird
  • migratory divorce
  • migratory grasshopper
  • migratory locust
  • migratory restlessness
  • migratory thrush
  • Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy

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