英语词汇“catadromous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

catadromous

/kaˈtadrəməs

adjective Zoology

(Of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. The opposite of anadromous.Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce....

Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America.
Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod.

Origin

Late 19th century: from cata- 'down' + Greek dromos 'running', on the pattern of anadromous.

单词	catadromous
释义	catadromous /kaˈtadrəməs / adjective Zoology (Of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. The opposite of anadromous.Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce.... Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America. Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod. Origin Late 19th century: from cata- 'down' + Greek dromos 'running', on the pattern of anadromous.
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