What is living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and of the eel called?
catadromous — (Zoöl.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and of the eel. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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