oceanodromous

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adjective

that migrate within the seas only

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos) ← English ocean →
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Meanings

adjectiveoceanodromous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablethat migrate within the seas only

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekὨκεᾰνός (Ōkeănós)
  2. LatinŌceanus
  3. Old Frenchoccean
  4. Middle English*ocean, occean, occian, occyan
  5. Englishocean
  6. Proto-Indo-European*drem-
  7. Ancient Greekδρόμος (drómos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  10. Englishoceanodromous

From ocean + -dromous.

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