Migratory

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  • adjective. Characterized by migration; undergoing periodic migration.
  • adjective. Of or relating to a migration.
  • adjective. Roving; nomadic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Given to or characterized by migration; roving or removing from place to place; unsettled: as, the pastoral tribes of uncivilized men are generally migratory; to lead a migratory life.
  • Pertaining or relating to migration or to a tendency to migrate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another.
  • adjective. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad
  • adjective. See Locust.
  • adjective. the American robin. See Robin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. that migrate
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work
  • adjective. used of animals that move seasonally
  • Word Usage
    "Even if that were possible (it's not) global warming still threatens to shift where crops CAN be grown (this is already happening, google research on massive shifts in migratory bird ranges - THEY know things are changing and adjust accordingly) and selfish Americans will let millions of (pick poor ethnic group here, probably African) die before building them nuke desalination plants, just wait and see."
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    sedentary  
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    unsettled  
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