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1. (adj.) anadromous
(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon
Etymology: (1745–55; < Gk anádromos running upward. See ana -, -dromous)
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1. (adj) anadromous
migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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1. (adj) anadromous
ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc
2. (adj) anadromous
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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