anadromous
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a·nad·ro·mous
(ə-năd′rə-məs)adj.
Migrating up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water. Used of fish.
[From Greek anadromos, running up : ana-, ana- + dromos, a running.]
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anadromous
(əˈnædrəməs)adj
(Zoology) (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed. Compare catadromous
[C18: from Greek anadromos running upwards, from ana- + dromos a running]
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a•nad•ro•mous
(əˈnæd rə məs)adj.
(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon (disting. from catadromous).
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a·nad·ro·mous
(ə-năd′rə-məs) Relating to fish that migrate up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water. Salmon and shad are anadromous.
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anadromous
a term describing fish that migrate upriver to spawn.
See also: Fish-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() catadromous - migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn diadromous - (used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters |
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