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(of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous).
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Catadromous
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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| catadromous (kəˈtædrəməs) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare anadromous (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed | |
| [C19: from Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run] | |
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