catadromous

[ kuh-tad-ruh-muhs ]

adjective
  1. (of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous).

Origin of catadromous

1
First recorded in 1880–85; cata- + -dromous

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British Dictionary definitions for catadromous

catadromous

/ (kəˈtædrəməs) /


adjective
  1. (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed: Compare anadromous

Origin of catadromous

1
C19: from Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run

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