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单词 catadromous
释义

catadromous

[ kuh-tad-ruh-muhs ]
/ kəˈtæd rə məs /

adjective

(of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous).

Origin of catadromous

First recorded in 1880–85; cata- + -dromous

Words nearby catadromous

cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric, catadromous, catafalque, catagen, catagenesis, Catalan, catalase
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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 America

  • Catadromous, kat-ad′rom-us, adj. of fishes, descending periodically for spawning to the lower parts of a river or to the sea.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for catadromous

catadromous
/ (kəˈtædrəməs) /

adjective

(of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breedCompare anadromous

Word Origin for catadromous

C19: from Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run
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
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