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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνάδρομος (anádromos), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + δρόμος (drómos, “running”), from Proto-Indo-European *drem- (“to run”) + -ος (-os); cognate with Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to run”), द्रम् (drámati, “to run”); Proto-Germanic *tradō (“way, track, spoor”), from Proto-Indo-European *drā-, *der- (“to tread, walk, step, run”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈnad.ɹə.məs/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈnæd.ɹə.məs/
Adjective
anadromous (not comparable)
- (of a migratory fish) That lives in the sea and breeds in freshwater.
- Shads and most species of salmon are anadromous.
- (botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the apex of the frond.
