In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
MIGRATORY
migrant, migratory
(adjective) habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; “appalled by the social conditions of migrant life”; “migratory workers”
migratory
(adjective) used of animals that move seasonally; “migratory birds”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
migratory (not comparable)
(of birds, etc) Migrating.
Roving; wandering; nomadic.
Antonyms
• sedentary
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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