Definition of CATADROMOUS

catadromous

Meanings

Adjective

  • migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn

Adj

  • Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
  • Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.

Origin / Etymology

From cata- + -dromous, by analogy with anadromous. Compare catanadromous.

Scrabble Score: 16

catadromous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 19

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