anadromous

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /əˈnad.ɹə.məs/
• (America) IPA: /əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/

Adjective

anadromous (not comparable)

1. (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.

   Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.

2. (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

Antonyms

• (botany) catadromous

Translations

• French: anadrome
• Italian: anadromo
• Portuguese: anádromo
• Russian: анадро́мный
• Spanish: anádromo

Translations

• Italian: anadromo, anadroma
• Portuguese: anádromo

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