1
[ adjective ] of or related to migration

Examples

"migratory patterns"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

The site may be on one of the major flyways of migratory birds or have its own resident bird life .

Related terms

migration

2
[ adjective ] used of animals that move seasonally

Examples

"migratory birds

Related terms

nonmigratory

3
[ adjective ] habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

Synonyms

migrant

Examples

"appalled by the social conditions of migrant life" "migratory workers"

Related terms

unsettled

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Rhymes with

preparatory laboratory expiratory celebratory declaratory oratory exploratory excretory obligatory purgatory derogatory investigatory signatory dormitory interrogatory reformatory lavatory transitory confirmatory compensatory inflammatory inhibitory depilatory respiratory ambulatory revelatory accusatory explanatory oscillatory conciliatory congratulatory laudatory circulatory exculpatory prohibitory retaliatory aleatory statutory predatory hallucinatory participatory articulatory repository discriminatory desultory regulatory territory depository defamatory observatory mandatory contributory dilatory anticipatory inventory conservatory tory auditory repertory category storey story multistory outlawry allegory promissory montessori dory gory glory corrie lorry lory florey flory hoary quarry

Phonetic and Homophones

M AY1 G R AH0 T AO2 R IY0

Similar Spelling

migrator migrate migration misread migrational

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