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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to {anadromous}, and said of the eel. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catadromous adj : migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn [ant: {diadromous}, {anadromous}]
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