Migration

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of moving to live in another place for a while. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another wordnet
  3. 3
    Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  4. 4
    the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding wordnet
  5. 5
    Movement in general. countable, uncountable

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

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  1. 6
    (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule wordnet
  2. 7
    Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) wordnet
  4. 9
    The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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