anadromous
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος, from ἀνά (“up”) + δρόμοs (“running”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
anadromous (not comparable)
- (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
- Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
- (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
Antonyms [edit]
- (botany): catadromous
Translations [edit]
of migratory fish
