CATADROMOUS

catadromous

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Adjective

catadromous (comparative more catadromous, superlative most catadromous)

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

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

Antonyms

• (botany): anadromous

Source: Wiktionary

Ca*tad"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Gr.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and of the eel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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