migrations
Seasonal animal movements
Migrations are movements from one place to another, typically of groups rather than individuals.
Birds make seasonal migrations between breeding and wintering grounds.
Human migrations reshape demographics: waves of migration to the American West.
In computing, migrations move data or systems from one platform to another: We're planning a database migration next month.
Grazing animals together
- flockAnimals gathered together
- swarmMass of moving insects
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
salmon · wildebeest · caribou · whale · geese · turtle · butterfly · zebra
Scattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- settlersThose who establish homes
colonization · expatriates · repatriation · deportation · naturalization · citizenship · resettlement · homesteading
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
customs · diaspora · syncretism · cuisine · language · rituals · folklore · ethnography
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- flockingGathering in crowds
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
wintering · flyway · stopover · phenology · molting · estivation · vernal · autumnal
Arduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- caravanTraveling group with goods
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
passage · route · trail · navigation · odyssey · perilous · overland · sea crossing
Sustained effort capacity
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
predation · climate · terrain · obstacles · starvation · drought · hardship · navigation
herd
Grazing animals together
monarch · salmon · wildebeest · caribou · whale · geese · turtle · butterfly · zebra · penguin
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- displacementRemoval from usual location
settlers · colonization · expatriates · repatriation · deportation · naturalization · citizenship · resettlement · homesteading · undocumented
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
traditions · customs · diaspora · syncretism · cuisine · language · rituals · folklore · ethnography · cosmopolitan
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
hibernation · wintering · flyway · stopover · phenology · molting · estivation · vernal · autumnal · cycle
trek
Arduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- caravanTraveling group with goods
crossing · passage · route · trail · navigation · odyssey · perilous · overland · sea crossing · desert crossing
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
foraging · predation · climate · terrain · obstacles · starvation · drought · hardship · navigation · stamina
database
Organized digital information collection
legacy · schema · platform · conversion · transfer · ETL · downtime · rollback · cutover · integration
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- comparative historycolonialism, imperialism, revolutions, modernization, industrialization
- .NET DevelopmentASP.NET, assemblies, namespaces, namespace, garbage collection
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- historical depictionsdioramas, murals, reenactments, paintings, sculptures
migrationsstasis
State of inactivity
sedentariness · immobility · rootedness · staying put · fixity
migrationssettlements
Established communities or agreements
settlement · settling · colonization · permanent residence · establishment
migrationspermanent residency
Legal right to stay indefinitely
sedentary life · domicile · territoriality · nesting · denning
- urban migrationPopulation movement toward cities
- bird migrationSeasonal long-distance avian travel
- migration routePath animals travel seasonally
- mass migrationLarge group relocation
- animal migrationPeriodic wildlife travel patterns
- migration patternsRegular paths species travel