anadromous
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anadromous
- /əˈnad.ɹə.məs/ UK
- /əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surface analysis, ana- + -dromous.
adjective
- That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
- Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
Opposite: catadromous
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: catadromous
Translations
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adj of migratory fish
| Español | anádromo |
|---|---|
| Português | anádromo |
| Français | anadrome |
| Italiano | anadromo |
| Ελληνικά | ανάδρομος anádromos |
| Русский | анадро́мный anadrómnyj, проходно́й proxodnój |
| العربية | نَهْرِيُّ السَّرْءِ nahriyyu s-sarʔi, نَهْرِيَّةُ السَّرْءِ nahriyyatu s-sarʔi |
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