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English Dictionary: migratory by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
migratory
adj
  1. used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds"
    Antonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): migrant, migratory
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[94]l.) See {Locust}.
  
      {Migratory thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the American robin. See
            {Robin}.
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