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Definition of: transhumance
(trans·hy′məns) noun
The moving of cattle or other animals to more suitable places as the seasons change, especially of herds to and from mountain pastures. [<F <transhumer <Sp. trashumar <L trans- across + humare cover with earth <humus earth]
—trans·hu′mant adjective
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