anadrome
English
Etymology
From ana- + -drome, i.e. "backward course".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/
Noun
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.
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na.dʁom/
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Adjective
anadrome (plural anadromes)
- anadromous (of migratory fish)
Further reading
- “anadrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Adjective
anadrome
- feminine plural of anadromo