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2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Anadromous \A*nad"ro*mous\, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a running, ? to run.] 1. (Zool.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. --D. C. Eaton. [1913 Webster] Anemia From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: anadromous adj : migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn [ant: {catadromous}, {diadromous}]
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