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catadromous

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  1. 1. a. Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel. Source: opted
  3. 3. adj. migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Bot.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous. 2. (Zoöl.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and of the eel. Source: webster
  5. 5. Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna nearer the rachisthan the lowest superior one; -- said of a mode of branching inferns, and opposed to anadromous. Source: adambom
  6. 6. a. migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn Source: ecdict

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