English Explanatory Dictionary

migratory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Migrating.
  2. Roving; wandering; nomadic.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˌmaɪˈɡɹeɪ.tə.ɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-migratory.wav

Word forms

migratory

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

Antonyms

sedentary

Related words

migration

Derived words

antimigratory comigratory electromigratory endomigratory hypermigratory migratorily migratory bird migratory divorce migratory grasshopper migratory locust migratory restlessness migratory thrush nonmigratory non-migratory postmigratory premigratory promigratory Wartenberg's migratory sensory neuropathy
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