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emigration (s) (noun), emigrations (pl)
1. The process of leaving one's place of residence, or country, to live elsewhere.
2. The movement of inhabitants from one governing state to a different one for the purpose of residing in a new place.
3. In medicine, the passage of white blood cells through the endothelium and wall of small blood vessels.
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emigration (s) (noun), emigrations (pl)
The movement of a colony from one nest site to another: It is known that ant emigration of the Temnothorax rugatulus is a behavior of the worker ants.
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