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catadromous
[ kuh-tad-ruh-muhs ]
/ kəˈtæd rə məs /
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adjective
(of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous).
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Words nearby catadromous
cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric, catadromous, catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, Catalan, catalase
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How to use catadromous in a sentence
Of the catadromous fishes there is a single example in our waters--the common eel.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of AmericaCatadromous, kat-ad′rom-us, adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea.
British Dictionary definitions for catadromous
catadromous
/ (kəˈtædrəməs) /
adjective
(of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breedCompare anadromous
Word Origin for catadromous
C19: from Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run
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