migratory

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈmaɪɡrəˌtɔri/ UK /ˈmaɪɡrət(ə)ri/ See IPA manual

adj

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... rovingnomadic wandering itinerant transient peripatetic

Opposites

sedentary resident stationary

Word family

Related forms migrate migrant migration

Common collocations

migratory bird Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin migrātōrius, from migrāre 'to migrate', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'to change, move'.

migrāre Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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