Migratory

Word MIGRATORY
Character 9
Hyphenation mi gra to ry
Pronunciations /ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/

Definitions and meanings of "Migratory"

What do we mean by migratory?

Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration. adjective

Of or relating to a migration. adjective

Roving; nomadic. adjective

Given to or characterized by migration; roving or removing from place to place; unsettled: as, the pastoral tribes of uncivilized men are generally migratory; to lead a migratory life.

Pertaining or relating to migration or to a tendency to migrate.

Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another. adjective

Hence, roving; wandering; nomad adjective

See Locust. adjective

The American robin. See Robin. adjective

That migrate adjective

Habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work adjective

Used of animals that move seasonally adjective

(of birds, etc) Migrating.

Roving; wandering; nomadic.

Someone who will walk to a bathroom on the other side of their office building to take a dump, even if there is a bathroom closer. The reason for this is so that no one in their side of the building will know if they stunk up the bathroom. Urban Dictionary

The name given to hot peppers -- usually Habanero or Thai -- found in primarily ethnic food that don't agree with your digestive system and inspire an immediate trip to the bathroom to expel your meal soon after its completion. Urban Dictionary

A long-distance girlfriend who visits on an annual basis. Urban Dictionary

A man looking for another man to have sex with. Urban Dictionary

A man who is searching for another man to have sex with. Urban Dictionary

A flock of young women from 'op North' who have migrated south, often for educational purposes and can often be observed squawking around bars in the middle of winter wearing little or no observable clothing. Urban Dictionary

A campground close to Morrisburgh,ON. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Migratory

The word "migratory" in example sentences

Even if that were possible (it's not) global warming still threatens to shift where crops CAN be grown (this is already happening, google research on massive shifts in migratory bird ranges - THEY know things are changing and adjust accordingly) and selfish Americans will let millions of (pick poor ethnic group here, probably African) die before building them nuke desalination plants, just wait and see. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We dream of birds, watch them pepper the sky in migratory lines that coil and uncoil such hard instincts in deep September. ❋ Sam Rasnake (2010)

Last I recall, they are expecting a 12% increase in migratory bird deaths this year. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The tags lasted from four weeks to seven months before falling out; altogether, they provided one of the most detailed sets of long-term migratory data for humpbacks ever collected. ❋ Dave Mosher (2011)

65-Foreigners registered are required to inform the Registro Nacional de Extranjeros, of their changes in migratory status, nationality, maritial status, domicile, and employment activities, within 30 days of the change. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Department of the Interior to tag migratory birds has been changed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

During what is called the migratory phase, the ants bivouac in a new site nearly every night. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's made them break a migratory pattern that goes back thousands of years. ❋ Robbins, Tom (1976)

Nearly all of our native birds are migratory, that is they go south for the winter. ❋ Claude H. Miller (N/A)

Nonetheless, birds are driven by an innate biological urge called "migratory restlessness" - zugunruhe in scientific parlance. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Its American cousin the rainbow trout (_S. irideus_) is now fairly well established in the country too, while other transatlantic species both of trout and char (which are some of them partially migratory, that is to say, migratory when occasion offers), such as the steelhead (_S. rivularis_), fontinalis (_S. fonlinalis_) and the cut-throat trout (_S. clarkii_), are at least not unknown. ❋ Various (N/A)

It looks like a TEM micrograph of some kind of migratory cell, but I can't be sure ... ❋ Candid Engineer (2009)

Many arctic animals are migratory, meaning sometimes they're there and sometimes they're not. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Loss of habitat linkages are likely to be most significant for species that rely on contiguous riparian woodlands for dispersal corridors, such as migratory warblers, cuckoos, and reptiles and amphibians. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Federalism had always encouraged "migratory" divorces as people sought the least demanding jurisdictions. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Following the wolf some kind of migratory behavior I expect came a new group to Idaho: the wolf enthusiast. ❋ Don Lewis (2007)

Notwithstand - ing such repeal, the commonwealth shall continue to reserve to itself full and complete jurisdiction and authority, to the extent provided by said section ninety-seven, over any areas lawfully acquired therein prior to the effective date of this act and held by the United States, in accordance with the act of congress approved February eighteenth, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine, known as the migratory bird con - servation act, and acts in amendment thereof and in addi - tion thereto or in substitution therefor, and the provisions of said section ninety-seven A of said chapter one hundred and thirty-one shall continue to apply with respect to any such areas lawfully acquired and held as aforesaid. ❋ Unknown (1663)

Tyler: "I was going to the [bathroom] and in walked [Steven]. I don't know why he always uses our bathroom, there is one right next to his office!" Ben: "He's a migratory pooper. Hold [your breath] if you see him in the bathroom!" ❋ T.R. Pooper (2010)

I had the best [Mexican food] last night but those [migratory peppers] they put on my [fajitas] sent me to the can right afterwards and burned as much on the way out as on the in. ❋ Zach's Dad (2009)

Person 1: I hear your [migratory bird] is [coming back] this week? Person 2: Yeah, she's returning to her home ground for the [mating season] ❋ DrHerpDerpington (2011)

did u c [da] migratory bird ? ❋ Warfrud Zenwa (2008)

anthony is a migratory bird([just joking] [u kno] im [joking], right?) ❋ Warfrud Zenwa (2008)

I'm glad I wore my hat, coat and scarf tonight - it must be minus 5 out. Have you seen [the flock] of [migratory birds] flapping around [the Oracle] riverside? I don't know how they survive! ❋ Lethalonion (2010)

[I want] [to go] [to the] Upper Canada Migratory Bird Sanctuary ❋ Dandras Anderson (2014)

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