: anadromous
a sea-run salmon

Examples of sea-run in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sea-run was in 1885

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“Sea-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea-run. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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