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| bobolink |
a black, yellow, and white North American migratory songbird, so named for its cry. |
| diadromous |
of certain fishes, migratory between fresh and salt water. [1/2 definitions] |
| harp seal |
a migratory seal of arctic regions, whose young have white, woolly fur. |
| hoary bat |
any of a family of North American migratory bats, often found in the Galápagos Islands. |
| migrant |
moving from place to place; migratory. [1/3 definitions] |
| monarch butterfly |
a large orange, black, and white migratory butterfly. |
| nonmigratory |
combined form of migratory. |
| peregrine |
traveling; migratory. |
| sedentary |
living in a fixed location; not migratory. [1/3 definitions] |
| snowy owl |
a large arctic and subarctic migratory owl that is white with brown markings. |
| swallow2 |
any of a number of small migratory birds that have long, pointed wings and often a forked tail, and that are known for their graceful flight. [1/2 definitions] |
| turnstone |
any of several small migratory shorebirds that turn over stones to search for food. |
| visitant |
a migratory bird or animal that comes to stay for awhile in an area. [1/3 definitions] |
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