semisedentary

adjective

semi·​sed·​en·​tary ˌse-mē-ˈse-dᵊn-ˌter-ē 

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-

: sedentary during part of the year and nomadic otherwise

semisedentary tribes

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for semisedentary

• beneficiary
• bronchopulmonary
• evolutionary
• expeditionary
• extramedullary
• extraordinary
• extrapulmonary
• genitourinary
• geostationary
• hepatobiliary
• illocutionary
• insurrectionary