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migratory (adjective), more migratory, most migratory
1. Pertaining to birds, fish, or other members of the animal population which move from one habitat to another; usually, at the same time every year, in order to breed or to avoid unsuitable weather conditions: Swallows are migratory species that make long flights from the north to the south in the winter, even as far as to the tropics!
2. Referring to people who are habitually going from place to place; especially, in search of seasonal work or in order to achieve better living conditions: Men and women, and sometimes whole families, are migratory examples when they travel from one state to another to help with harvesting in the fall.
3. A reference to the tendency to wander from one national region to another one without settling down in one place for any length of time; nomadic; wandering: When it is very cold in the north, especially in winter, some people have a migratory tendency to move to the south, without establishing themselves there at all, and then back to the north when the climate is warmer.
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2. Referring to people who are habitually going from place to place; especially, in search of seasonal work or in order to achieve better living conditions: Men and women, and sometimes whole families, are migratory examples when they travel from one state to another to help with harvesting in the fall.
3. A reference to the tendency to wander from one national region to another one without settling down in one place for any length of time; nomadic; wandering: When it is very cold in the north, especially in winter, some people have a migratory tendency to move to the south, without establishing themselves there at all, and then back to the north when the climate is warmer.
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