Definition of anadromous Anadromous
a•nad•ro•mous
We found 8 definitions of anadromous from 6 different sources.
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What does anadromous mean?
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| anadromous - migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn | ||
| catadromous migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- anadromous (a.)
Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. - anadromous (a.)
Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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anadromous
(Aquatic animals:) living in the sea mostly and traveling into fresh water, particularly for breeding
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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anadromous
an-ad′rō-mus, adj. ascending rivers to spawn. [Gr. ana, up, dromos, running.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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anadromous
A term applied to migratory fishes, which have their stated times of ascending rivers from the sea, and returning again, as the salmon and others.
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