migratory

adjective
/ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/

Roving; wandering; nomadic.

Antonyms

sedentary

Related words

antimigratory
comigratory
electromigratory
endomigratory
hypermigratory
migratorily
postmigratory
premigratory
promigratory
migratory bird
migratory divorce
migratory grasshopper

Example sentences

“The swallows are migratory birds which arrive in autumn.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“Not all swallows are migratory.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "migrātōrius".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “migratory” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.