migratory
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ / /ˌmaɪˈɡɹeɪ.tə.ɹi/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.
- 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.”
- Roving; wandering; nomadic.
“migratory habits; a migratory life”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.
- Clipping of migratory bird.