ALL meanings of anadromous
a·nad·ro·mous
A a - adjective anadromous (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed 3
- adjective anadromous going from salt water to fresh water or up rivers to spawn 3
- adjective anadromous (of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous). 1
- noun anadromous (of a fish, such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea to spawn. 1
- adjective anadromous (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. 0
- adjective anadromous (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond. 0