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anadromous (adj.)
[anadromous 词源字典]
of fish, "ascending a river to spawn" (as salmon do), 1753, from Latinized form of Greek
anadromos
"running upward," from
ana
"up, back" (see
ana-
) +
dramein
"to run" (see
dromedary
).
[anadromous etymology, anadromous origin, 英语词源]