catadromous

English - Turkish

Definition of catadromous in English Turkish dictionary

katadrom

katodrom

tatlı suda yaşayıp denize yumurtlayan

tatlı suda yaşayıp denizde yumurta bırakan balıklara ait

English - English

Definition of catadromous in English English dictionary

Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond

that lives in fresh water and breeds in the sea

Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous

Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel

migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn

Hyphenation

ca·tad·ro·mous

Antonyms

anadromous

Etymology

[ k&-'ta-dr&-m&s ] (adjective.) 1880. probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous.