French word

migrateur

Pronunciation

IPA/migʁatœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmigratory bird

Example

Chaque automne, les migrateurs traversent la vallée.

Every autumn, migratory birds cross the valley.

Illustration for migrateur (migratory bird)

More examples

On a vu un migrateur au bord du lac.

We saw a migratory bird by the lake.

Core concept

A bird that leaves one home each season and returns to another far away.

Common phrases

  • un migrateur

    a migratory bird

  • les migrateurs

    the migratory birds

  • vol de migrateurs

    a flight of migratory birds

Similar words

oiseau migrateur: A bird that follows seasonal routes between breeding and wintering grounds.
oiseau: A bird with feathers and wings that can fly.
migrant: A person who changes residence by moving to another place or country.
immigré: A person from another country who settles in a new country.

Definition in French

Oiseau qui effectue des migrations saisonnières sur de longues distances entre ses zones de reproduction et ses zones d'hivernage.

Word origin

French migrateur comes from migrer, from Latin migrare meaning 'to move', with the agent-forming suffix -ateur.

Usage tips

  • In bird contexts, migrateur is often used as an adjective in oiseau migrateur, while the noun can refer to the bird itself.

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