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anadromousof fish, "ascending a river to spawn" (as salmon do), 1753, from Latinized form of Greek anadromos "running upward," from ana "up, back" (see ana-) + dramein "to run [..]
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anadromouscharacteristic of an animal that migrates from salt water to fresh water.
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anadromousRefers to fishes that migrate up streams from the sea to spawn. anaerobic
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anadromousAnadromous means migrating to fresh water (from salt water) to breed. For example, some salmon are anadromous.
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anadromous(Gk: ana=up/back/again; dromos=running) fish running up a river to spawn (salmon). See also catadromous.
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anadromousbiology - a fish or other organism living its adult lifestage in salt water, returning to freshwater for spawning
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anadromous(adj) migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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anadromousmigrating from salt water into fresh water to breed/spawn (i.e. salmon are anadromous).
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anadromousAny fish migrating from the sea into freshwater rivers and lakes to spawn, i.e., salmon, striped bass, shad and alewife. Fish that migrate in the reverse direction, from freshwater to the sea, are cal [..]
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anadromousReferring to fish that live primarily in salt water but migrate to fresh water to reproduce. Most of the growth takes place in oceans and no significant feeding occurs when spawning migration commence [..]
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anadromousFish that spend their adult lives in the sea but swim upriver to freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce.
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anadromousThis describes species of fish that breed in freshwater rivers and streams but spend most of their adult lives in the marine environment. They return to the same river or stream in which they were born to spawn, or reproduce. Salmon, steelhead trout and striped bass are examples of anadromous fish. (NMFS)
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anadromousFish that hatch in fresh water, migrate to salt water to mature, and then return to fresh water to spawn.
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anadromousRefers to fish live in the sea most of their lives but return to breed in fresh water. Anal fin
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anadromousFish, such as salmon and sea-run trout, that live part or the majority of their lives in the salt water but return to fresh water to spawn.
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anadromousA species of fish (salmon, alewives, or river herring) born in fresh water, spends a large part of its life in the sea, and returns to freshwater rivers and streams to procreate.
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anadromousMigratory fish that ascend rivers from the sea to spawn, like salmon.
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anadromousMoving from the sea to fresh water for reproduction. (09 Oct 1997)
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anadromous Species that live their adult lives in the ocean but move into freshwater streams to reproduce or spawn (e.g., salmon).
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anadromousUsed to describe fish that spawn in fresh water after spending most of their lives in the sea. The best-known anadromous fish are salmon, which hatch in small freshwater streams, go down to the sea an [..]
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