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diadromous

[ dahy-ad-ruh-muhs ]

adjective

  1. Botany. (of a leaf ) having a fanlike arrangement of veins.
  2. (of fish) migrating between fresh and salt waters.


diadromous

/ daɪˈædrəməs /

adjective

  1. botany of or possessing a leaf venation in the shape of a fan
  2. (of some fishes) migrating between fresh and salt water See also anadromous catadromous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diadromous1

First recorded in 1945–50; dia- + -dromous

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