migratory

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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adjective used of animals that move seasonally
adjective habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work

Borrowed from Latin migrātōrius or migrate + -ory.

"Migratory workers," the guard captain said. — Time Crime, H. Beam Piper
The population is migratory, usually disappearing on the verge of quarter-day, and generally by night. — The Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens
At length the house was pulled down, and the club was very migratory for some years. — English Eccentrics and Eccentricities, John Timbs

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