anadromous

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surface analysis, ana- +‎ -dromous. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈnad.ɹə.məs/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/ === Adjective === anadromous (not comparable) (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. (botany) Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “of a migratory fish”): catadromous (antonym(s) of “botany”): catadromous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== anadrom ==== Translations ==== === See also === amphidromous diadromous oceanodromous potamodromous === Further reading === Fish migration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia