ANADROMOUS


Meaning of ANADROMOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ə - ' na-dr ə -m ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek anadromos running upward, from anadramein to run upward, from ana- + dramein to run ― more at DROMEDARY

Date: circa 1753

: ascending rivers from the sea for breeding <shad are anadromous > ― compare CATADROMOUS

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