catadromous
[ kuh-tad-ruh-muh s ]
/ kəˈtæd rə məs /
adjective
(of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous).
Words nearby catadromous
cataclysmic,
catacomb,
catacrotism,
catadicrotism,
catadioptric,
catadromous,
catafalque,
catagen,
catagenesis,
catalan,
catalase
Example sentences from the Web for catadromous
Of the catadromous fishes there is a single example in our waters--the common eel.
Boy Scouts Handbook |Boy Scouts of AmericaCatadromous, kat-ad′rom-us, adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea.
British Dictionary definitions for catadromous
catadromous
/ (kəˈtædrəməs) /
adjective
(of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed
Compare anadromous
Word Origin for catadromous
C19: from Greek
katadromos, from
kata- down +
dromos, from
dremein to run