translocation
noun/ˌtrænzloʊˈkeɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #16,892 most common English word
Meaning
The movement or transfer of something (an organism, chromosome segment, etc.) from one location to another.
Example sentence
Scientists studied the translocation of salmon from their original river to a new habitat upstream.
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