what does translocate mean?
TRANSLOCATE as VERB
- Meaning
- move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
Usage Example(s)
- The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment
Hypernyms(s) translocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
Hypernyms(s) translocate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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