transhumant
- noun
- /trænˈʃuːmənt/
- Specialized
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transhumante
- Every year, the transhumant takes their sheep to the valleys during the harsh winter months.
- transhumant sheep
- transhumant flocks
- transhumant system
Examples
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The transhumant moved her flock to the mountains in summer to find better grazing.
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As a transhumant, he navigates the trails with his livestock from one pasture to another.
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Over the following years, however, the transhumant system has experienced slight revitalization.
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The truth is that, by the end of the 1960s, hardly any transhumant flocks remained.
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In this article, we provide information not only on current numbers of transhumant sheep but also on the origins and destinations of the flocks.
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We must bear in mind that transhumant systems are tightly linked to large flocks and large farms, however.
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Descendants of transhumant shepherds eventually became the backbone of Texas's agriculture industry.
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Transhumant movements between the Pyrenees and the Ebro Valley are among the most important on the Iberian Peninsula, due to the number of sheep relocated.
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The transhumant system—that is, the movement of livestock according to the optimum availability of pasture—provides the traditional adjustment.
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The suppression of transhumant farmers' privileges, decreases in wool exports, and increasing cultivation of pastureland contributed to a reduction in the number of transhumant flocks.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Moving regularly from place to place, often for seasonal work
Antonyms
How Migratory
Surface Forms
Etymology
Transhumant comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and humus 'ground', so it literally means someone who goes 'across the land'. A transhumant is a person who moves with their animals each season to find better grazing.