anadrome

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ.nə.dɹoʊm/

Noun

anadrome (plural anadromes)

A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
"Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes.
An anadromous fish.

Synonyms

semordnilap, heteropalindrome,levidrome

See also

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.na.dʁom/

Adjective

anadrome (plural anadromes)

anadromous (of migratory fish)

Further reading

“anadrome” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

anadrome

feminine plural of anadromo

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