adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a migratory bird (= that moves to different regions for the summer and winter )
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This route is taken by many migratory birds going south.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bird
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Blacksmiths have thicker arms than bank clerks, but migratory birds put both of them in the shade.
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Bhushan can no longer rely on migratory birds to control pests, because the birds no longer come.
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The trend is particularly prevalent among migratory birds .
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They had also seen migratory birds in the sky directly above the paralysis, suddenly stop and remain suspended in the air.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As migratory fowl, the egrets are protected by federal law during the April to September nesting season.
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Constantly on the move in pursuit of the migratory herds, they carried on their backs their few meager possessions.
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If this is so, the migratory response is imprinted in salmon.
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Often there was a soul-stirring glimpse of wild geese arrowing northward across an ice-blue sky on their spring migratory flight.
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The differences in feeding preferences lead, in turn, to differences in migratory habits.
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The kingdom was on a main migratory route between the Hub and the Rim.
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There are lots of birds, both resident and migratory , and other wildlife.