| 单词 | anadromous |
| 释义 | anadromous[ uh-nad-ruh-muhs ] / əˈnæd rə məs / adjective(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous). Origin of anadromousFirst recorded in 1745–55, anadromous is from the Greek word anádromos running upward. See ana-, -drome, -ous Words nearby anadromousanadenia, anadicrotic, anadicrotism, anadiplosis, anadrenalism, anadromous, Anadyr, Anadyr Range, anaemia, anaemic, anaerobe Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anadromous
British Dictionary definitions for anadromousanadromous / (əˈnædrəməs) / adjective(of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breedCompare catadromous Word Origin for anadromousC18: from Greek anadromos running upwards, from ana- + dromos a running Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for anadromousanadromous [ ə-năd′rə-məs ] Relating to fish, such as salmon or shad, that migrate up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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