Definition of catadromous in English:

catadromous

adjective kaˈtadrəməskəˈtadrəməs

Zoology

(of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn.
〔动〕（如鳗鲡等鱼类）下海繁殖的，下行的。ANADROMOUS 的反义词
The opposite of anadromous
Example sentencesExamples
- Anadromous and catadromous species such as salmon, herring and eels are more vulnerable than cod, however, because large numbers can be taken with a few strategically placed weirs.
- This migration towards saltwater, in order to spawn, occurs in all catadromous species.
- Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce.
- Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America.
- Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod.

Origin

Late 19th century: from cata- 'down' + Greek dromos 'running', on the pattern of anadromous.

Definition of catadromous in US English:

catadromous

adjectivekəˈtadrəməs

Zoology

(of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn.
〔动〕（如鳗鲡等鱼类）下海繁殖的，下行的。ANADROMOUS 的反义词
The opposite of anadromous
Example sentencesExamples
- Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce.
- Anadromous and catadromous species such as salmon, herring and eels are more vulnerable than cod, however, because large numbers can be taken with a few strategically placed weirs.
- Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America.
- Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod.
- This migration towards saltwater, in order to spawn, occurs in all catadromous species.

Origin

Late 19th century: from cata- ‘down’ + Greek dromos ‘running’, on the pattern of anadromous.

词汇	catadromous
释义	Definition of catadromous in English: catadromous adjective kaˈtadrəməskəˈtadrəməs Zoology (of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. 〔动〕（如鳗鲡等鱼类）下海繁殖的，下行的。ANADROMOUS 的反义词 The opposite of anadromous Example sentencesExamples Anadromous and catadromous species such as salmon, herring and eels are more vulnerable than cod, however, because large numbers can be taken with a few strategically placed weirs. This migration towards saltwater, in order to spawn, occurs in all catadromous species. Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce. Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America. Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod. Origin Late 19th century: from cata- 'down' + Greek dromos 'running', on the pattern of anadromous. Definition of catadromous in US English: catadromous adjectivekəˈtadrəməs Zoology (of a fish such as the eel) migrating down rivers to the sea to spawn. 〔动〕（如鳗鲡等鱼类）下海繁殖的，下行的。ANADROMOUS 的反义词 The opposite of anadromous Example sentencesExamples Anguillid eels are catadromous, meaning that maturing individuals spend most of their lives in estuaries or freshwater but migrate to the ocean to reproduce. Anadromous and catadromous species such as salmon, herring and eels are more vulnerable than cod, however, because large numbers can be taken with a few strategically placed weirs. Anguilla rostrata is a catadromous species that spawns in the Atlantic Ocean and ascends streams and rivers in North and South America. Finally, there was a September eel fishery in the rivers that sustained large runs of these catadromous fish, followed by fall hunting for elk and beavers, and by December, ice-fishing for tomcod. This migration towards saltwater, in order to spawn, occurs in all catadromous species. Origin Late 19th century: from cata- ‘down’ + Greek dromos ‘running’, on the pattern of anadromous.
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