anadrome

English

Etymology

From ana- +‎ -drome, i.e. "backward course".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/

Noun

anadrome (plural anadromes)

1. A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.

   "Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes.

2. An anadromous fish.

Synonyms

• semordnilap, reverse spelling, heteropalindrome, levidrome

See also

• ananym
• anagram
• palindrome

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.dʁom/

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Adjective

anadrome (plural anadromes)

1. anadromous (of migratory fish)

Further reading

• “anadrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Adjective

anadrome

1. feminine plural of anadromo

Anagrams

• modanare, modanerà