I. ˈmīgrəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -ri adjective
Etymology: New Latin migratorius, from Latin migratus (past participle of migrare to migrate) + -orius -ory — more at migrate
1.
a. : making a migration : moving habitually or occasionally from one region or climate to another
migratory birds
migratory tribes
b.
(1) : moving in response to the demand for seasonal labor
a migratory worker
(2) : of or relating to migrant laborers
the migratory shacks in the valley — Thurston Scott
2. : roving , wandering
a migratory cocktail set — Edmund Wilson
a history of migratory joint pain — C.F.McKhann
3. : of or relating to migration
migratory movements
II. noun
( -es )
: migrator , migrant
you know how … all of us feel about these migratories — Rachel Field