Transhumant
[trans-hyoo-muh ns or, often, yoo-, tranz-] /trænsˈhyu məns or, often, ˈyu-, trænz-/
noun
1.
the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
transhumance
/trænsˈhjuːməns/
noun
1.
the seasonal migration of livestock to suitable grazing grounds
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