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amphidromous

amphidromous adjective: that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed.

Adjective

amphidromous (not comparable)

  1. that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed

Origin of amphidromous

From amphi- + -dromous.

Questions about amphidromous

What does amphidromous mean?
Amphidromous means that travels between fresh and salt water, but not to breed.
What part of speech is amphidromous?
Amphidromous is an adjective.

Words near amphidromous in the dictionary

  1. amphidromic
  2. amphidromic point
  3. amphidromic points
  4. amphidromical
  5. amphidromine
  6. amphidromous
  7. amphidromy
  8. amphids
  9. amphidynamic
  10. amphientomid
  11. amphientomids

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