anadromous
анадромный, проходной
That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh waterThat lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
UK/əˈnad.ɹə.məs/US/əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
(not comparable)Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
анадро́мныйanadrómnyj, проходно́йproxodnój
Translations
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By meaning 1
of migratory fish:
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surfaceFrom Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surface analysis, ana- + -dromous.
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Antonyms
2 antonymsof a migratory fish:catadromous
diadromous