Defn: A migratory bird or other animal.
MIGRATE
Mi"grate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Migrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Migrating.]
Etym: [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.]
1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West.
2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; — said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds.
MIGRATION
Mi*gra"tion, n. Etym: [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.]
Defn: The act of migrating.
MIGRATORY
Mi"gra*to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. migratoire.]
1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds.
2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. Migratory locust (Zoöl.) See Locust. — Migratory thrush (Zoöl.), the American robin. See Robin.
MIKADO
Mi*ka"do, n. Etym: [Jap.]