catadromous
ca·tad·ro·mous
adj \kə-ˈta-drə-məs\Definition of CATADROMOUS
: living in freshwater and going to the sea to spawn <catadromous eels> — compare anadromous
Origin of CATADROMOUS
probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous
First Known Use: 1880
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