anadromy

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noun

The migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults

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Meanings

nounanadromy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults

    That's the advantage of anadromy (a sea-run life history): The ocean years allow fast growth.

    2009 August, David Quammen, “Where the Salmon Rule”, in National Geographic, page 36
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anadromy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anadromy

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