amphidromous

adjective

am·​phid·​ro·​mous

(ˈ)am¦fidrəməs

of fishes

: migrating from fresh to salt water or from salt to fresh water at some stage of the life cycle other than the breeding period

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + -dromous

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

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