translocate

Other forms: translocated; translocates

Definitions of translocate
  1. verb
    move from one place to another, especially of wild animals
    “The endangered turtles were translocated to a safe environment”
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    type of:
    transfer
    move from one place to another
  2. verb
    transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position
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    type of:
    shift, transfer
    move around
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