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Vinony

migration

noun

  1. displacement of a human or animal population
  2. large-scale movement of members of a species to a different environment
  3. to change location
  4. migration of individuals between different populations of a species
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

Etymology: From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“to migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.

  1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
  2. Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.

    “Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.”

  3. Movement in general.

    “The migration of lead from a can to the food inside it can cause lead poisoning.”

  4. Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
  5. The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.