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migratory

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ / /ˌmaɪˈɡɹeɪ.tə.ɹi/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

  1. Migrating.

    To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).

    Even among migratory species, only a few (Aglaura hemistoma, Abylopsis tetragona eudoxids, Beroe sp., Thalia democratica, Salpa fusiformis) crossed the thermocline and reached the bottom layer.

  2. Roving; wandering; nomadic.

    migratory habits; a migratory life

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

  1. Clipping of migratory bird.