Definition of Anadromous

A`nad´ro`mous
a.1.(Zool.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2.(Bot.) Tending upwards; - said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.


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catadromous, diadromous


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