transhume

See also: transhumé

English

Verb

transhume (third-person singular simple present transhumes, present participle transhuming, simple past and past participle transhumed)

1. (intransitive) To migrate.
   • 1990, M. M. H. Sewell, D. W. Brocklesby, Handbook on Animal Diseases in the Tropics (page 46)

     Animals in good condition and not subjected to physical stress (such as having to transhume or walk far between pastures and waterpoints) usually suffer considerably less than animals on a poor nutritional level and having to expend much physical energy.

Related terms

• transhumant

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transhument, transhumes

Verb

transhume

1. inflection of transhumer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative