anadromous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈnædrəməs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə nad′rə məs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•nad•ro•mous  (ə nad′rə məs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Fish(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous).
  • Greek anádromos running upward. See ana-, -drome, -ous
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anadromous / əˈnædrəməs/
  1. (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed
    Compare catadromous
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek anadromos running upwards, from ana- + dromos a running
'anadromous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-dromous - ana- - catadromous - diadromous

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