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Roving vs Migratory - What's the difference?

roving | migratory | Related terms |

Roving is a related term of migratory.


As adjectives the difference between roving and migratory

is that roving is wandering freely while migratory is (of birds|etc) that migrate.

As a verb roving

is .

As a noun roving

is a long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.

roving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • wandering freely.
  • :His roving eyes never focused on anything specific.
  • * 1989 , , Concrete: Visible Breath , Dark Horse Books
    • It could complicate things for our little household. Particularly when Larry’s roving eye is factored in.

    Synonyms

    * wandering

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn.

    • migratory

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of birds, etc) that migrate
  • Roving; wandering; nomadic.
    • migratory''' habits; a '''migratory life

    Antonyms

    * sedentary

    Related terms

    * migration * nonmigratory