catadromous

adjective ca·tad·ro·mous \kə-ˈta-drə-məs\

Definition of CATADROMOUS

: living in freshwater and going to the sea to spawn <catadromous eels> — compare anadromous

probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous

First Known Use: 1880

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