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What does migratory mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word migratory? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of birds, etc) migrating
  2. Roving; wandering; nomadic.
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These routes used by migratory birds for passage between wintering and breeding ranges are called flyways.
Most pipits and wagtails are migratory, although some southern species may be residents.
Eastern Washington populations are migratory, while west-side birds are resident.
Other migratory fish are the twaite and very rare allis shads which migrate up the river to spawn in the spring.
Even the lake-dwelling jollytails are migratory and travel up small streams to spawn.
A large number of migratory birds come to the swamps and jhils in the southern portion of the district.

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