migratory: Meaning and Definition of

mi•gra•to•ry

Pronunciation: (mī'gru-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]
— adj.
  1. migrating.
  2. periodically migrating: a migratory species; migratory workers.
  3. pertaining to a migration: migratory movements of birds.
  4. roving; nomadic; wandering.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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