migratory
Moving with seasons
Migratory describes animals that move seasonally between regions, typically following food sources or breeding cycles: migratory birds, migratory patterns.
The word extends to human movement: migratory workers travel to follow harvests or seasonal employment.
Anything characterized by regular movement between places can be called migratory.
Travel from place to place
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- fluxContinuous change or flow
- flowUnbroken forward movement
transit · passage · drift · circulation · mobility · mass movement · exodus · trek
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
displacement · border · seasonal worker · guest worker · brain drain · repatriation · pastoralist · nomadic
Plural of goose
- swallowsGulps or migratory birds
- storksLarge migratory wading birds
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- whalesMassive marine mammals
caribou · wildebeest · monarch · humpback · butterflies · turtles · bats · sardines
Established bird migration path
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
adaptation · dispersal · reproduction · population · ecology · species · range · survival
Limited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- impermanentNot meant to last
- transitoryBrief in duration
shifting · cyclical · periodic · intermittent · visiting · non-resident · vagrant · accidental
Enclosed connecting walkway
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- staging areaIntermediate gathering location
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
navigation · orientation · homing · long-distance · short-distance · waypoint · pathway · crossing
Post-summer cooling period
- winteringPassing the cold season
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
solstice · cycle · vernal · thaw · frost · wet season · dry season · breeding season
journey
Travel from place to place
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- fluxContinuous change or flow
flow · transit · passage · drift · circulation · mobility · mass movement · exodus · trek · crossing
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylumShelter from persecution
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
remittances · displacement · border · seasonal worker · guest worker · brain drain · repatriation · pastoralist · nomadic · itinerant
geese
Plural of goose
whales · caribou · wildebeest · monarch · humpback · butterflies · turtles · bats · sardines · elephants
flyway
Established bird migration path
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- overwinteringEnduring the cold months
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
instinct · adaptation · dispersal · reproduction · population · ecology · species · range · survival · gene flow
temporary
Limited in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- impermanentNot meant to last
transitory · shifting · cyclical · periodic · intermittent · visiting · non-resident · vagrant · accidental · stopover
corridor
Enclosed connecting walkway
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- staging areaIntermediate gathering location
- departureAct of going away
arrival · navigation · orientation · homing · long-distance · short-distance · waypoint · pathway · crossing · bottleneck
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
equinox · solstice · cycle · vernal · thaw · frost · wet season · dry season · breeding season · annual
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- habitat typesaquatic, terrestrial, arboreal, marine, freshwater
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, horns, scales, talons
migratorysedentary
Characterized by much sitting
resident · nonmigratory · stationary · nonmigrant · settled
- migratory birdSpecies that relocates seasonally
- migratory routesPaths animals travel seasonally
- migratory patternsPredictable animal movement cycles
- migratory speciesAnimals moving between regions seasonally
- migratory fishFish that travel seasonally