anadromous
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Anadromous — A*nad ro*mous, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a running, ? to run.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; said of terns in which the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anadromous — (adj.) of fish, ascending a river to spawn (as salmon do), 1753, from Gk. anadromos running upward, from ana up, back (see ANA (Cf. ana )) + dramein to run (see DROMEDARY (Cf. dromedary)) … Etymology dictionary
anadromous — [ə na′drə məs] adj. [Gr anadromos < ana , upward + dromos, a running < dramein, to run: see DROMEDARY] going from salt water to fresh water or up rivers to spawn: said of salmon, shad, etc … English World dictionary
anadromous — adjective /əˈnad.ɹə.məs,əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/ a) That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water. Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous. b) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond … Wiktionary
anadromous fish — anadrominės žuvys statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žuvys, gyvenančios jūroje, bet neršti prieš srovę plaukiančios į gėlus vandenis. atitikmenys: angl. anadromous fish vok. anadrome Fische, m rus. анадромные рыбы, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
anadromous synbranchid — suaugtažiaunė praeivė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Macrotrema caligans angl. anadromous synbranchid rus. макротрема солдат; полупроходной слитножаберник ryšiai: platesnis terminas – suaugtažiaunės… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
anadromous — Migrating up rivers from the sea to breed in fresh water … Fisheries — dictionary
anadromous — running up; said of those fishes which spend most of their life in the sea and which migrate to freshwater to reproduce, e.g. Oncorhynchus, Stenodus, Petromyzon, Roccus, Stokellia anisodon (Retropinnidae) (Myers, 1949). The opposite is… … Dictionary of ichthyology
anadromous — /euh nad reuh meuhs/, adj. (of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous). [1745 55; < Gk anádromos running upward. See ANA , DROME, OUS] * * * … Universalium
anadromous — Migrating from ocean water to fresh water to spawn; some such fish harbor human pathogens. SEE ALSO: catadromous … Medical dictionary
