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a·nad·ro·mous
 anadromous
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- pronunciation:
nae
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mihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
of various fishes, migrating from the ocean upstream to spawn.
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adverb + (adj.)anadromous
once, particularly
(adj.)anadromous
+ noun
chinook,
coho,
cycle,
dam,
distribution,
doubling,
fish,
fishery,
form,
habitat,
population,
resident,
resource,
river,
run,
salmon,
species,
stock,
stream,
striper,
trait,
trout
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The word anadromous
contains the following parts:
ana-
Greek
prefix
that means up; against; back
  Example words:
Anabaptist, anabatic, anabiosis, anabolism, anachronism, anadromous, anagram, analects, analogy, analysis, analyst, analytics, analyze, anapest, anaphora, anastomosis, anastrophe, anathema, anatomy, psychoanalysis
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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