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anadromous
[ uh-nad-ruh-muhs ]
adjective
- (of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus ( catadromous ).
anadromous
/ əˈnædrəməs /
adjective
- (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed Compare catadromous
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of anadromous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anadromous1
C18: from Greek anadromos running upwards, from ana- + dromos a running
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Example Sentences
The migratory fishes fall into two groups, the anadromous and the catadtomous.
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They are anadromous fishes of which little more can be said than that a specimen might take a bottom bait once in a way.
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