anadromy
English
Noun
anadromy (uncountable)
- The migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults
- 2009 August, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic, page 36
- That's the advantage of anadromy (a sea-run life history): The ocean years allow fast growth.
- 2009 August, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic, page 36