-dromous


  1. a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -drome.

Origin of -dromous

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Words Nearby -dromous

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British Dictionary definitions for -dromous

-dromous

adj combining form
  1. moving or running: anadromous; catadromous

Origin of -dromous

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via New Latin from Greek -dromos, from dromos a running

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