-DROMOUS

Meaning of -DROMOUS in English

[-d.ro.mous] adj comb form [NL -dromus, fr. Gk -dromos (akin to Gk dramein)]: running "catadromous"

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-DROMOUS — adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein) running
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-DROMOUS — _drəməs adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos — more at -drome : running cata dromous
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-DROMOUS — a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -drome . [ -DROME + -OUS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-DROMOUS — Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein ) : running cata dromous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-DROMOUS — -dromous stress-imposing BrE AmE drəm əs ▷ — catadromous kə ˈtædr əm əs
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DROMOUS — Function: adjective combining form Etymology: New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos (akin to Greek dramein ) : running <cata dromous …
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CATADROMOUS — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous Date: 1880 living in freshwater and going to …
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POTAMODROMOUS — |päd.ə|mädrəməs adjective Etymology: potam- + -dromous of a fish : migratory in fresh water
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POTAM- — combining form or potamo- Etymology: Latin potamo-, from Greek potam-, potamo-, from potamos; akin to Greek piptein to fall — …
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PHYCODROMIDAE — ˌfīkōˈdräməˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Phycodroma, genus of Diptera (from phyc- + -droma, from feminine of -dromus -dromous) + -idae …
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PARADROMIC — |parə|drämik, -rōm- adjective Etymology: Greek paradrom os paradromic (from para- para- (I) + -dromos -dromous) + English -ic : running …
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OCEANODROMOUS — |ōshə|nädrəməs adjective Etymology: ocean + -o- + -dromous of a fish : migratory in salt water
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HOMODROMOUS — -məs adjective or homo·drome ˈhōməˌdrōm, ˈhäm- Etymology: New Latin homodromus, from hom- + -dromus -dromous : having the genetic spiral …
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HETERODROMOUS — |hed.əˈrädrəməs adjective Etymology: heter- + -dromous : having the genetic spiral of the branches reversed in its direction from that …
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DIADROMOUS — (ˈ)dī|adrəməs adjective Etymology: dia- + -dromous 1. : migratory between salt and fresh waters — used of a fish; compare …
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CATADROMOUS — kəˈtadrəməs, kaˈ- adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous 1. : living in fresh water …
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CAMPTODROME — ˈkam(p)təˌdrōm adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin camptodromus, from campto- + -dromus -dromous : having a bent course — used …
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BROCHIDODROMOUS — |bräkə|dädrəməs adjective also bro·chid·o·drome brōˈkidəˌdrōm Etymology: New Latin brochidodromus, from Greek brochid-, brochis small noose (diminutive of brochos noose) + …
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AMPHIDROMOUS — (ˈ)am|fidrəməs adjective Etymology: amphi- + -dromous of fishes : migrating from fresh to salt water or from salt to fresh …
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ACTINODROME — akˈtinəˌdrōm adjective or ac·ti·nod·ro·mous |aktə|nädrəməs Etymology: actin- + -drome, -dromous of a leaf : palmately veined
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ACRODROME — ˈakrəˌdrōm adjective or acrod·ro·mous əˈkrädrəməs, aˈ- Etymology: acr- + -drome, -dromous : running to a point — used of a …
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DIADROMOUS — /duy ad"reuh meuhs/ , adj. 1. Bot. (of a leaf) having a fanlike arrangement of veins. 2. (of fish) migrating …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATADROMOUS — /keuh tad"reuh meuhs/ , adj. (of fish) migrating from fresh water to spawn in the sea, as eels of the …
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DIA- — also di- Etymology: Latin, from Greek, through, apart, from dia; akin to Latin dis- : through dia positive : across …
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CATADROMOUS — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin catadromus, from cata- + -dromus -dromous Date: 1880 : living in freshwater and going …
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CATADROMOUS — [ca.tad.ro.mous] adj [prob. fr. NL catadromus, fr. cata- + -dromus -dromous] (1880): living in fresh water and going to the …
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