"anadrome" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/ Forms: anadromes [plural]
Etymology: ana- + -drome, i.e. "backward course". Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ana|drome}} ana- + -drome Head templates: {{en-noun}} anadrome (plural anadromes)
  1. A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
    Sense id: en-anadrome-en-noun-FiFcgMzp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ana-, English terms suffixed with -drome Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ana-: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -drome: 90 10
  2. An anadromous fish.
    Sense id: en-anadrome-en-noun-c5WzMiis
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: semordnilap, reverse spelling, heteropalindrome, levidrome Related terms: ananym, anagram, palindrome

Inflected forms

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