anadromous

Adjective

migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn

Adj

That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.
Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

Examples

Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos, “fish entering a river from the sea”). By surface analysis, ana- + -dromous.

Antonyms

catadromous, diadromous

Scrabble Score: 13

anadromous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
anadromous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anadromous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

anadromous: valid Words With Friends Word