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catanadromous

catanadromous adjective: ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.

Adjective

catanadromous (not comparable)

  1. Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.

Origin of catanadromous

From cata- + anadromous.

Questions about catanadromous

What does catanadromous mean?
Catanadromous means ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
What part of speech is catanadromous?
Catanadromous is an adjective.

Words near catanadromous in the dictionary

  1. catamorphisms
  2. catamount
  3. catamountain
  4. catamountains
  5. catamounts
  6. catanadromous
  7. Catanauan
  8. Catandaan
  9. Catandala
  10. Catanduanes
  11. Catanduvas

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