-dromous

American  

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

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-dromous British  

combining form

1. moving or running

   anadromous

   catadromous

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Usage

What does -dromous mean? The combining form -dromous is used like a suffix meaning “of or related to running,” "course," or "racecourse." It is occasionally used in technical and scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -dromous comes from a combination of two forms, -drome and -ous. The combining form -drome comes from Greek drómos, meaning “a running, course, place for running." The suffix -ous comes from Latin -ōsus, meaning "full of" or "like."

Etymology

Origin of -dromous

-drome + -ous