Synonyms & related words for anadromous

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Words related to anadromous

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Where does anadromous come from?

The word anadromous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: ana-, from Greek ana (“up”); drom, from Greek dromos (“running, course”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“having the quality of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.