ANADROMOUS


Meaning of ANADROMOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈna-drə-məs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.