Definition of Anadramous
A*nad"ro*mous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; running
upward; &?; + &?; a running, &?; to run.] 1.
(Zoöl.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons,
for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns
in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch
of the central stem. D. C. Eaton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (of a migratory fish) that lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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