migrator

/mai'greitə/

Thân thiện

A flock of geese, a classic migrator, flies in a V-formation across the autumn sky.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An animal that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year: A migrator is an organism, especially a bird, fish, or mammal, that makes regular seasonal journeys from one region or climate to another, typically for feeding or breeding.
   • A traveler who moves from one region or country to another: A migrator is a person who relocates, often in search of work, better living conditions, or to escape conflict, though this usage is less common than the biological one.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Animal):
  • The Arctic tern is a famous migrator, flying from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back each year.
  • Salmon are powerful migrators, returning from the ocean to the freshwater streams where they were born to spawn.
• Noun (Human):
  • During the 19th century, many migrators left Europe for the promise of a new life in America.
  • Economic opportunity turned him into a migrator, moving from a rural village to the capital city.

Advanced Usage

• "Seasonal migrator": This phrase specifies an animal whose migration is tied to seasons.
  • The monarch butterfly is a seasonal migrator, traveling south to Mexico for the winter.
• "Long-distance migrator": This phrase emphasizes the extensive journey undertaken.
  • The bar-tailed godwit is a champion long-distance migrator, making non-stop flights over the ocean.

Variants and Related Words

• Migrate (verb): To move from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons.
  • Many birds migrate south for the winter.
• Migration (noun): The act or process of migrating.
  • The annual wildebeest migration is a spectacular sight.
• Migratory (adjective): Relating to or characterized by migration.
  • The area is a crucial stop for migratory birds.

Synonyms

• Nomad: A member of a people or tribe that moves from place to place, typically for pasture. (Note: This often implies no fixed seasonal route, unlike a biological migrator.)
• Traveler: A person who is traveling or who often travels. (A more general term for the human sense.)

Related Phrases

• "Pattern of migration": The regular route or timing followed by migrators.
  • Scientists are studying changes in the pattern of migration for these whales.
• "Migration route": The specific path taken by migrators.
  • The conservation of wetlands is vital as they lie on a key migration route.

Related Idioms

• "To follow the sun": This idiom can describe the behavior of migrators, especially birds, moving to warmer climates.
  • Like many retirees who become snowbirds, these swallows follow the sun.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year
2. traveler who moves from one region or country to another

Từ đồng nghĩa

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