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Meaning of 'catadromous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Catadromous [ a.]
- 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.
- Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel.

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