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anadromous.

That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.

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Meaning & usage

adj/əˈnad.ɹə.məs/UK/əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/US
  1. That lives in the sea and breeds in fresh water.

    not-comparable
    Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
  2. Of a fern: in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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