migratory
adjective
mi·gra·to·ry
ˈmī-grə-ˌtȯr-ē 
Examples of migratory in a Sentence
most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers
migratory birds heading south for the winter
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The home sits deep in the wetlands of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
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Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Importantly, what a reminder that people are the biggest drivers of progress, and that some of the most productive people tend to be migratory types intent on working and thriving on the biggest stages.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Professor Jemma Geoghegan, an evolutionary biologist and virologist at New Zealand's University of Otago, said Monday most lineages of H5N1 are only dispersed long distances by migratory waterfowl.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Importantly, what a reminder that people are the biggest drivers of progress, and that some of the most productive people tend to be migratory types intent on working and thriving on the biggest stages.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Professor Jemma Geoghegan, an evolutionary biologist and virologist at New Zealand's University of Otago, said Monday most lineages of H5N1 are only dispersed long distances by migratory waterfowl.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Migratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migratory. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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migratory
adjective
mi·gra·to·ry
ˈmī-grə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: having a way of life that includes making migrations
migratory workers
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