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adj
Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adjective
migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: anadromous, diadromous
History
From cata- + -dromous, by analogy with anadromous. Compare catanadromous.
Across languages
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