anadrom

See also: anàdrom

English

Etymology

Compare French anadrome.

Noun

anadrom (plural anadroms)

1. (zoology) Any anadromous fish, a fish that lives in the sea and goes up rivers to breed in fresh water.

Translations

fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers

• Portuguese: anádromo m
• Russian: проходна́я ры́ба f (proxodnája rýba)

References

• “anadrom”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• madrona, madroña, mandora, monarda, roadman