Meanings
adjectivediadromous (not comparable)
- not comparablethat travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From dia- (“across”) + -dromous (< Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running, path, way”)). Compare Modern Greek διάδρομος (diádromos, “corridor”).
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APA
diadromous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diadromous
MLA
“diadromous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diadromous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diadromous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diadromous.
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