slovo | definícia |
catadromous (encz) | catadromous, adj: |
Catadromous (gcide) | Catadromous \Ca*tad"ro*mous\, a. [Gr. kata` down + dro`mos a
running.]
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.
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2. (Zool.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to
spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel.
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catadromous (wn) | catadromous
adj 1: migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant:
anadromous, diadromous] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Catadromous (gcide) | Catadromous \Ca*tad"ro*mous\, a. [Gr. kata` down + dro`mos a
running.]
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.
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2. (Zool.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to
spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel.
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