Associations to the word «Anadromous»

Wiktionary

ANADROMOUS, adjective. (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
ANADROMOUS, adjective. (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

Dictionary definition

ANADROMOUS, adjective. Migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn.

Wise words

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