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anadromous

a·nad·ro·mous [ ə náddrəməss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
returning to rivers to breed: describes fish such as salmon and shad that return from the sea to the rivers where they were born in order to breed.
See also  catadromous


[Mid-18th century. < Greek anadromos "running up (a river from the sea)" < dromos "a running"]
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