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Anadromous
/əˈnad.ɹə.məs/
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
📖 Definitions of "Anadromous"
adjective
- 1
(of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
"Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous."
- 2
Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
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