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Anadromy

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anadromnoun(zoology) Any anadromous fish, a fish that lives in the sea and goes up rivers to breed in fresh water.
anadromenounA word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
salternounOne who makes, sells, or applies salt.
amphidromynounThe condition of being amphidromous
smoltingnoun(biology) The adaptation of smolts when migrating from rivers to seawater
smoltificationnounThe series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater.
foul fishnounA kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.
meridionalizationnoun(biology) The movement of fish to warmer, more southern waters
walking fishnounAny fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time
escapementnoun(clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
ichthyogeographynoun(biology) The biogeography of fish
allis shadnounA herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn.
graylingnounAny freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
thalassochorynoun(biology) Transport or dispersal of organisms by means of the ocean.
ichthyographnounA graphic representation of fish movement in a river or sea
fingerlingnoun(zoology) A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
parrnounYoung salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.
ichthyofaunanounThe fish of a particular region
sea toadnounAny fish of family Chaunacidae (frogmouths, coffinfishes).
ichthyodiversitynounThe diversity of fish

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