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Meaning of "catadromous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CATADROMOUS

From Greek katadromos, from kata- down + dromos, from dremein to run.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CATADROMOUS

catadromous  [kəˈtædrəməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATADROMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catadromous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CATADROMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

catadromous

Fish migration

Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres to thousands of kilometres. Fish usually migrate because of diet or reproductive needs, although in some cases the reason for migration remains unknown.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATADROMOUS


acrodromous
əˈkrɒdrəməs
anadromous
əˈnædrəməs
autonomous
ɔːˈtɒnəməs
biramous
ˈbɪrəməs
calamus
ˈkæləməs
diadromous
daɪˈædrəməs
dichotomous
daɪˈkɒtəməs
hippopotamus
ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs
hyoscyamus
ˌhaɪəˈsaɪəməs
hypothalamus
ˌhaɪpəˈθæləməs
infamous
ˈɪnfəməs
katadromous
kəˈtædrəməs
monogamous
məˈnɒɡəməs
nonautonomous
ˌnɒnɔːˈtɒnəməs
polygamous
pəˈlɪɡəməs
Pyramus
ˈpɪrəməs
rhythmus
ˈrɪðəməs
semi-autonomous
ˌsɛmɪɔːˈtɒnəməs
thalamus
ˈθæləməs
venomous
ˈvɛnəməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATADROMOUS

cataclysm
cataclysmal
cataclysmic
cataclysmically
catacomb
catacombs
catacoustics
catacumbal
catadioptric
catadioptrical
catafalco
catafalque
Catalan
catalase
catalatic
catalectic
catalepsy
cataleptic
cataleptically
catalexis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATADROMOUS

achromous
amphistomous
anonymous
astomous
autotomous
chromous
comous
cyclostomous
heterochromous
heteronomous
homochromous
hylotomous
isodomous
lithodomous
nonvenomous
plagiostomous
polychotomous
polychromous
teleostomous
tetrachotomous
trichotomous

Synonyms and antonyms of catadromous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catadromous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATADROMOUS

Find out the translation of catadromous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catadromous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catadromous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

降河产卵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catádromos
570 millions of speakers

English

catadromous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

catadromous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السرء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запасы катадромных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catádromas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

catadromous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catadromous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Catadromous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

katadromer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

catadromous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

catadromous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Catadromous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

catadromous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

catadromous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅटाड्रोमस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

katadrom
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catadrome
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

katadromicznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

запаси катадромних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catadrome
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάδρομοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

catadromous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

katadroma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

katadrome
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catadromous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATADROMOUS»

The term «catadromous» is normally little used and occupies the 149.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATADROMOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «catadromous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «catadromous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catadromous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATADROMOUS»

Discover the use of catadromous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catadromous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Marine Science
Accessed March 20, 2007. catadromous stocks Supplies of wild fish species that spend most of the life cycle in freshwater but migrate to salt water to breed are catadromous stocks. Freshwater eels (Anguillidae) are one of the most common ...
C. Reid Nichols, Robert G. Williams, 2009
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Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms
Lamina herbaceous to chartaceous. pentagonal, much divided, at least bipinnate , up to 5-pinnate + pinnatifid, the basal pinnae basitonically enlarged; lower pinnae usually subopposite; dissection often anadromous at base, catadromous  ...
K.U. Kramer, Klaus Kubitzki, P.S. Green, 1990
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Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries
This type of life history is generally uncommon: in Newfoundland and Labrador ecosystems the only catadromous species is the Atlantic eel {Anguilla rostrata) that inhabit the rivers and ponds of northeastern North America and Europe as ...
George A. Rose, 2007
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The International Law of the Sea
The life cycle of catadromous species is the opposite of the life cycle of anadromous species.65 Under Article 67(1) of the LOSC, ... Harvesting of catadromous species shall be conducted only in waters landward of the outer limits of the EEZs ...
Yoshifumi Tanaka, 2012
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The Regime for the Exploitation of Transboundary Marine ...
Article 6T28 of the 1982 Convention provides that coastal states in whose waters catadromous species spend the ... Exploitation of catadromous species is to occur only landward of the outer boundary of the exclusive economic zone28.
Ellen Hey, 1989
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Behaviour, Migrations, Distribution, and Stocks of Sturgeons ...
The terms “anadromous” and “catadromous” have long been used by ichthyologists to designate fishes migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water or vice versa. Meek (1916) markedly broadened the scope of these terms by classifying ...
R. P. Khodorevskaya, G. I. Ruban, D. S. Pavlov, 2009
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Handbook on Ocean Politics & Law
Catadromous Species The life cycle for catadromous species is the reverse of the anadromous fish stocks in that they spawn in the sea for feeding and growing and then migrate to the streams and fresh ponds on land and return to the sea to  ...
James C. F. Wang, 1992
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The Regulation of Driftnet Fishing on the High Seas: Legal ...
Catadromous species Article 67 of UNCLOS provides that coastal states in whose waters catadromous species spend the greater part of their life cycles are responsible for the management of these species." Exploitation of catadromous ...
‎1991
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Advances in Water Resources & Hydraulic Engineering: ...
g565g October 20-23 2008, Hohai University, Nanjing, China 4.2 CHANGE OF FLOW VELOCITY DURING MIGRATION PERIOD 5 HYDROLOGICAL AND HYDRAULIC FEATURES DURING CATADROMOUS MIGRATION 5.1 FEATURE OF ...
Changkuan Zhang, Hongwu Tang, 2010
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Fish Physiology: Euryhaline Fishes: Fish Physiology
Catadromous Fishes Catadromous species enter FW after larval juvenile metamorphosis and therefore individuals are smaller than the adult form. The small size of catadromous animals in itself does not account for the paucity of information ...
Stephen D. McCormick, Anthony Peter Farrell, Colin J. Brauner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATADROMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catadromous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eel and lamprey are rare, but present in our area
This is a catadromous fish, meaning they spawn in salt water and live their adult life in fresh water. As such, the American Eel is found widely ... «Ellwood City Ledger, May 15»
2
Where do smelt come from?
If you really want to know, a catadromous fish does the opposite - it lives in fresh water and enters salt water to spawn. The actual origin of ... «Niagara Frontier Publications, Apr 15»
3
The Poetic Life of the Lowly Eel
American eels can live as long as forty years; European ones can live for eighty. Both are catadromous, meaning that they spawn in the sea but ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
4
The Old Ways Win Again: Fishing and the Wisdom of the Elders
The American eels—Anguilla rostrata—are catadromous, meaning that they live in fresh and brackish water, and spawn in the open ocean. «Indian Country Today Media Network, Apr 15»
5
Poachers Supply Juvenile Eels to Asian Markets
They are “catadromous” fish, spawning in salt water and spending most of their lives in fresh water — although some eels remain in salt or ... «ecoRI news, Feb 15»
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Fineran's photos: Surprise visit by an American Eel
One of the few catadromous fishes in the world! That means that the species reproduces in the ocean and migrates to fresh water to grow and ... «NJ.com, Feb 15»
7
Fishy catch at Bowhill
Dr Ye said the species was catadromous, so it migrated from fresh water to sea at various stages throughout its life. “They need to migrate ... «The Murray Valley Standard, Dec 14»
8
Fish ladders could reverse impacts of dams
While American eels are catadromous, meaning they grow and mature in fresh water and migrate to the sea to spawn, the other species of ... «The News Journal, Dec 14»
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A fishy fare at Coco's
A quick Googling of barramundi led me to learn that it's an Asian seabass, a species of catadromous fish (fishes that migrate from fresh water ... «Hesperia Star, Nov 14»
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Vale: Hamar Midgley
He was the first person to actually show that bass were catadromous and migrated from fresh to brackish water to breed. In the early 1960s, ... «Fishing World, Oct 14»

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