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.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 16
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Words With Friends Score: 19
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