anadrome
English edit
Etymology edit
ana- + -drome, i.e. "backward course".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
anadrome (plural anadromes)
- A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
- "Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes.
- An anadromous fish.
Synonyms edit
See also edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
anadrome (plural anadromes)
- anadromous (of migratory fish)
Further reading edit
- “anadrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Adjective edit
anadrome
Anagrams edit
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