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单词 migratory
释义 mi·gra·to·ry
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 >
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