migratory

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No one is skillful enough for that Nearly all of our native birds are migratory, that is they go south for the winter.

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  1. adjective Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration: migratory birds.
  2. adjective Of or relating to a migration.
  3. adjective Roving; nomadic.

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  • The population of New York has always been migratory, and Mr. Gallatin was no exception to the rule. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of Albert Gallatin, by John Austin Stevens.
  • Slide 45: Increased vulnerability to psychological symptoms • Exposure to war and political violence • Individual vulnerability before trauma exposure • Lower pre-migratory expectations • Resettlement stress - Father's long term (> 6 mths) unemployment in first year. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • No degree of cleanliness outweighs the undeniable fact that these animals are in liver failure prior to slaughter, that they suffer, that this process in no way mimics the natural pre-migratory gorging of wild ducks, and that there is no need to be cruel to an animal in order to sustain ourselves. —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • Without this frozen ceiling, small fish, insect larvae, crayfish, snails and seeds become a buffet for some of the handsomest creatures on the planet - migratory ducks. —  The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS
  • The Germans call it "zugunruhe" - migratory restlessness - and it will impel each individual bird to head north once again, on the long and often dangerous journey back to our shores. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
 

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  1. = French migratoire = Spanish Italian migratorio; as migrate + -ory.
 

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/ˈmaɪgrətəri/
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