Definition of ANADROME

anadrome

Plural: anadromes

Noun

  • A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
  • An anadromous fish.

Examples

  • ""Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes."

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

heteropalindrome, levidrome, reverse spelling, semordnilap

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