anadromous

anadromous
adjective Etymology: Greek anadromos running upward, from anadramein to run upward, from ana- + dramein to run — more at dromedary Date: circa 1753 ascending rivers from the sea for breeding <
shad are anadromous
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compare catadromous

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  • Anadromous — A*nad ro*mous, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a running, ? to run.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; said of terns in which the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anadromous — (adj.) of fish, ascending a river to spawn (as salmon do), 1753, from Gk. anadromos running upward, from ana up, back (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + dramein to run (see DROMEDARY (Cf. dromedary)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • anadromous — [ə na′drə məs] adj. [Gr anadromos < ana , upward + dromos, a running < dramein, to run: see DROMEDARY] going from salt water to fresh water or up rivers to spawn: said of salmon, shad, etc …   English World dictionary

  • anadromous — adjective /əˈnad.ɹə.məs,əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/ a) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous. b) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond …   Wiktionary

  • anadromous fish — anadrominės žuvys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žuvys, gyvenančios jūroje, bet neršti prieš srovę plaukiančios į gėlus vandenis. atitikmenys: angl. anadromous fish vok. anadrome Fische, m rus. анадромные рыбы, f …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • anadromous synbranchid — suaugtažiaunė praeivė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Macrotrema caligans angl. anadromous synbranchid rus. макротрема солдат; полупроходной слитножаберник ryšiai: platesnis terminas – suaugtažiaunės… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • anadromous — Migrating up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water …   Fisheries — dictionary

  • anadromous — running up; said of those fishes which spend most of their life in the sea and which migrate to freshwater to reproduce, e.g. Oncorhynchus, Stenodus, Petromyzon, Roccus, Stokellia anisodon (Retropinnidae) (Myers, 1949). The opposite is… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • anadromous — /euh nad reuh meuhs/, adj. (of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous). [1745 55; < Gk anádromos running upward. See ANA , DROME, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • anadromous — Migrating from ocean water to fresh water to spawn; some such fish harbor human pathogens. SEE ALSO: catadromous …   Medical dictionary

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