nonmigratory

1. 1.

   used of animals that do not migrate

   Synonymsresident

   Antonymsmigratory

Questions about nonmigratory

What does nonmigratory mean?

nonmigratory means "used of animals that do not migrate".

How many syllables are in nonmigratory?

nonmigratory has 5 syllables: non-mi-gra-to-ry. The stress falls on "gra".

What is another word for nonmigratory?

Close synonyms include resident. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of nonmigratory?

The recorded antonyms are migratory.

Is nonmigratory a common word?

nonmigratory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.