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anadromus

anadromus is the alternative form of anadromous.

Meaning of anadromous

Adjective

anadromous (not comparable)

  1. That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
    • Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
  2. Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

Questions about anadromus

What is anadromus the alternative form of?
Anadromus is the alternative form of anadromous.

Words near anadromus in the dictionary

  1. anadrome
  2. anadromes
  3. anadromic
  4. anadromous
  5. anadroms
  6. anadromus
  7. anadromy
  8. Anadyr
  9. Anadyr fox
  10. Anadyr foxes
  11. Anael

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