(of fish) migrating from salt water to spawn in fresh water, as salmon of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus (distinguished from catadromous). Origin of anadromous.
A: A snail scrapes its food, rather than chews it like we humans do. A flexible structure called the radula in the snailâs mouth is lined with neatly organized rows and columns of tiny tooth-like projections. The snail moves its radula over the food, scrapes off bits of it, and swallows.
Snail/Escargot/Abalone as a Food for Humans. Snail is reared in commercial farms for its meat and shell. Snail meat is a delicacy in Asian cuisine, Japanese and Chinese in particular. The French delight escargot as an appetizer. where as in the Americas and Australia, where it is commonly also called abalone, it is consumed also as main meal. In Africa, such as Nigeria and South Africa, land snail called Giant African Snail is also a traditional food.