ALL meanings of catadromous
ca·tad·ro·mous
C c - adjective catadromous (of fishes such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea in order to breed 3
- adjective catadromous going back to or toward the sea to spawn 3
- adjective catadromous (of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the genus Anguilla (distinguished from anadromous). 1
- adjective catadromous (of a migratory fish) that lives in fresh water and breeds in the sea. 0
- adjective catadromous (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond. 0