trans·hu·mance (tr ns-hy  m ns, trnz-)n. Transfer of livestock from one grazing ground to another, as from lowlands to highlands, with the changing of seasons. [French, from transhumer, to move livestock seasonally, from Spanish trashumar : Latin tr  ns-, trans- + Latin humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]trans·hu mant adj. & n. |
transhumance [trænsˈhjuːməns]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds
[from French, from transhumer to change one's pastures, from Spanish trashumar, from Latin trans- + humus ground]
transhumant adj
transhumance
the seasonal migration of livestock and those who tend livestock between mountain and valley, as practiced in Switzerland. — transhumant, adj.
See also: Agriculture
Translations
transhumance
n (Agr) → Transhumanz f
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