/ Dictionary / Index M migratory: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: mi•gra•to•ry Pronunciation: (mī'gru-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key] — adj. migrating. periodically migrating: a migratory species; migratory workers. pertaining to a migration: migratory movements of birds. roving; nomadic; wandering. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: migratory (Thesaurus) migration migratory locust Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language