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catadromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
catadro-mous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.

adj

Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cata- + -dromous, by analogy with anadromous. Compare catanadromous.

Inflected Forms

more catadromous (comparative) most catadromous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

amphidromous diadromous oceanodromous potamodromous

Antonyms

anadromous

Questions

What does catadromous mean?
Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
Where does catadromous come from?
From cata- + -dromous, by analogy with anadromous. Compare catanadromous.

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