anadromous

[ uh-nad-ruh-muh s ]
/ əˈnæd rə məs /

adjective

(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous).

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Origin of anadromous

First recorded in 1745–55, anadromous is from the Greek word anádromos running upward. See ana-, -drome, -ous

Words nearby anadromous

anadenia, anadicrotic, anadicrotism, anadiplosis, anadrenalism, anadromous, anadyr, anadyr range, anaemia, anaemic, anaerobe
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British Dictionary definitions for anadromous

anadromous
/ (əˈnædrəməs) /

adjective

(of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breedCompare catadromous

Word Origin for anadromous

C18: from Greek anadromos running upwards, from ana- + dromos a running
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Scientific definitions for anadromous

anadromous
[ ə-năd′rə-məs ]

Relating to fish, such as salmon or shad, that migrate up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water.
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