migratory
adjective
mi·gra·to·ry
ˈmī-grə-ˌtȯr-ē 
Examples of migratory in a Sentence
most of the apple crop is picked by migratory workers
migratory birds heading south for the winter
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The project’s goal is not to estimate the number of gray whales — which is currently around 19,000 or lower — but instead to observe their migratory patterns and behaviors.
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
However, Happy Whale’s system allows for the ongoing tracking of whales, which may provide further insight into current and future migratory patterns.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Take a bucket list plunge with award-winning Coral Bay Eco Tours and swim in groups of 10 or fewer with a marine biologist and photographer guides alongside whale sharks, migratory humpback whales, and manta rays.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, it is called D1 and is from wild bird origin, that likely came along the migratory Pacific flyway.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
However, Happy Whale’s system allows for the ongoing tracking of whales, which may provide further insight into current and future migratory patterns.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
Take a bucket list plunge with award-winning Coral Bay Eco Tours and swim in groups of 10 or fewer with a marine biologist and photographer guides alongside whale sharks, migratory humpback whales, and manta rays.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024
Instead, it is called D1 and is from wild bird origin, that likely came along the migratory Pacific flyway.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Migratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/migratory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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migratory
adjective
mi·gra·to·ry
ˈmī-grə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
: having a way of life that includes making migrations
migratory workers
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