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catadromous

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ca⋅tad⋅ro⋅mous

  [kuh-tad-ruh-muhs]
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–adjective
(of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous ).
Origin:
1880–85; cata- + -dromous
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ca·tad·ro·mous   (kə-tād'rə-məs)   
adj.  Living in fresh water but migrating to marine waters to breed. Used of fish.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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