Meaning Of The Word Anadromous

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anadromous in American English
going from salt water to fresh water or up rivers to spawn
adjective: migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous)

anadromous in British English
adjective: (of fishes such as the salmon) migrating up rivers from the sea in order to breed

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