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-dromous

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

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Nearby words

-des, -diene, -diol, -dom, -drome, -dromous, -ea, -eae, -ean, -ectasia, -ectomy

Origin of -dromous

-drome + -ous
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British Dictionary definitions for -dromous

-dromous

adj combining form

moving or runninganadromous; catadromous

Word Origin for -dromous

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