catadromous
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catadromous
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From cata- + -dromous, by analogy with anadromous. Compare catanadromous.
adjective more catadromous · most catadromous
- Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea. Bird migration routes favor marshes and river valleys, as do, more obviously, the movement of anadromous salmon and, the mirror image, catadromous eels, to mention only two of the numerous migrating fish species.
- Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
Opposite: anadromous
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adjective
Opposite: anadromous
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Talk about this word "catadromous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/catadromous. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. catadromous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/catadromous "catadromous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/catadromous.Cite this
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title = {catadromous},
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