migrant vs sedentary

migrant

noun
  • A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another. 

  • A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird. 

  • Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another. 

  • Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant. 

adj
  • Migratory. 

sedentary

noun
  • a sedentary person 

adj
  • Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic. 

  • Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity. 

  • Not moving much; sitting around. 

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