Definitions for anadromous
əˈnæd rə məsanadro·mous

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1. anadromousadjective

   migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn

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1. anadromousadjective

   That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.

   Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.

2. anadromousadjective

   Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

3. Etymology: From ἀνάδρομος, from ἀνά + δρόμοs.

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1. anadromous

   Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres to thousands of kilometres. Such migrations are usually done for better feeding or to reproduce, but in other cases the reasons are unclear. Fish migrations involve movements of schools of fish on a scale and duration larger than those arising during normal daily activities. Some particular types of migration are anadromous, in which adult fish live in the sea and migrate into fresh water to spawn; and catadromous, in which adult fish live in fresh water and migrate into salt water to spawn.Marine forage fish often make large migrations between their spawning, feeding and nursery grounds. Movements are associated with ocean currents and with the availability of food in different areas at different times of year. The migratory movements may partly be linked to the fact that the fish cannot identify their own offspring and moving in this way prevents cannibalism. Some species have been described by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as highly migratory species. These are large pelagic fish that move in and out of the exclusive economic zones of different nations, and these are covered differently in the treaty from other fish. Salmon and striped bass are well-known anadromous fish, and freshwater eels are catadromous fish that make large migrations. The bull shark is a euryhaline species that moves at will from fresh to salt water, and many marine fish make a diel vertical migration, rising to the surface to feed at night and sinking to lower layers of the ocean by day. Some fish such as tuna move to the north and south at different times of year following temperature gradients. The patterns of migration are of great interest to the fishing industry. Movements of fish in fresh water also occur; often the fish swim upriver to spawn, and these traditional movements are increasingly being disrupted by the building of dams.

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1. anadromous

   Anadromous refers to fish species that spawn in freshwater bodies such as rivers or lakes but spend most of their adult lives in seawater. They migrate from the ocean to freshwater to spawn, a process that is opposite to that of catadromous fish. Salmon and striped bass are examples of anadromous fish.

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1. Anadromousadjective

   ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc

2. Anadromousadjective

   tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem

3. Etymology: [Gr. running upward; + a running, to run.]

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1. Anadromous

   an-ad′rō-mus, adj. ascending rivers to spawn. [Gr. ana, up, dromos, running.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anadromous

   A term applied to migratory fishes, which have their stated times of ascending rivers from the sea, and returning again, as the salmon and others.

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   The numerical value of anadromous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of anadromous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=anadromous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Anadromous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anadromous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anadromous
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=anadromous
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=anadromous