What does migratory mean?
Migratory means (of birds, etc) Migrating..
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/ˈmaɪ.ɡɹəˌtɔɹ.i/ · adjective
(of birds, etc) Migrating..
To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).
Even among migratory species, only a few (Aglaura hemistoma, Abylopsis tetragona eudoxids, Beroe sp., Thalia democratica, Salpa fusiformis) crossed the thermocline and reached the bottom layer.
migratory habits; a migratory life
Use migratory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Migratory means (of birds, etc) Migrating..
Common synonyms include unsettled, migrant.
Possible antonyms include sedentary, resident, nonmigratory.
To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).
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