"-dromous" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δρόμος||race, running}} Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -dromous, {{en-suffix}} -dromous
  1. running or moving in a specified manner Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--dromous-en-suffix-gexOEJ3T Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ous

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