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anadromy

anadromy noun: the migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults.

Noun

anadromy (uncountable)

  1. The migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults
    • That's the advantage of anadromy (a sea-run life history): The ocean years allow fast growth.2009 August, David Quammen, “Where the Salmon Rule”, in National Geographic, page 36

Questions about anadromy

What does anadromy mean?
Anadromy means the migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults.
What part of speech is anadromy?
Anadromy is a noun.

Words near anadromy in the dictionary

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

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