ANADROMOUS


Meaning of ANADROMOUS in English

[ ə'nadrəməs ]

■ adjective Zoology (of a fish) migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn. The opposite of catadromous .

Origin

C18: from Gk anadromos (from ana- 'up' + dromos 'running') + -ous .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.