ANADROMOUS

anadromous

(adjective) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

anadromous (not comparable)

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

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

Antonyms

• (botany): catadromous

Source: Wiktionary

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A*nad"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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