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anad·ro·mous
\əˈnadrəməs, aˈn-\ adjective
Etymology: Greek anadromos running upward, from anadramein to run upward, from ana- + dramein to run — more at tread
1. of fish : ascending rivers from the sea at certain seasons for breeding
< salmon and shad are anadromous >
— compare catadromous
2. also an·a·drom·ic \|anə|drämik\ [anadromic from Greek anadromos + English -ic] : having the first set of veins arising on the upper side of the midrib toward the tip — used of the pinnae of a fern frond |