migratory C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmaɪɡrəˌtɔri/ UK /ˈmaɪɡrət(ə)ri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj characterized by or relating to seasonal movement between regions Wetlands provide vital stopovers for migratory birds. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · characterized by or... rovingnomadicwanderingitineranttransientperipatetic ↔ Opposites sedentaryresidentstationary Word family Related forms migratemigrantmigration Appears in Phrases (1) See all migratory bird a bird that travels seasonally between different geographic regions Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin migrātōrius, from migrāre 'to migrate', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. migrāre Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # migratory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪɡrəˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪɡrət(ə)ri/ ## Meanings 1. characterized by or relating to seasonal movement between regions ## Examples - Wetlands provide vital stopovers for migratory birds. ## Synonyms - roving - nomadic - wandering - itinerant - transient - peripatetic ## Antonyms - sedentary - resident - stationary ## Related Forms - migrate - migrant - migration ## Roots and Affixes - Root: migrāre - Root: *mei- ## Etymology From Latin migrātōrius, from migrāre 'to migrate', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. ## AI Etymology Migratory comes from Latin migrātōrius, from migrāre 'to migrate', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'. The etymological trail includes Latin migrāre, Proto-Indo-European *mei-. The same word family includes migrate, migrant, migration. Its current adjective use means "characterized by or relating to seasonal movement between regions". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown