Definitions for: Migratory


[adj] habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; "appalled by the social conditions of migrant life"; "migratory workers"
[adj] used of animals that move seasonally; "migratory birds"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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["o]l.) See Locust.

Migratory thrush (Zo["o]l.), the American robin. See
Robin.

Synonyms: migrant, unsettled

Antonyms: nonmigratory, resident

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