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anadromous definition

anad·ro·mous (ə na′drə məs)

adjective

going from salt water to fresh water or up rivers to spawn: said of salmon, shad, etc.

Etymology: Gr anadromos < ana-, upward + dromos, a running < dramein, to run: see dromedary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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