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diadromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-adro-mous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle

Etymology

From dia- (“across”) + -dromous (< Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running, path, way”)). Compare Modern Greek διάδρομος (diádromos, “corridor”).

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

diadromy amphidromous anadromous catadromous oceanodromous potamodromous

Questions

What does diadromous mean?
that travels between salt water and fresh water as part of its life cycle
Where does diadromous come from?
From dia- (“across”) + -dromous (< Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running, path, way”)). Compare Modern Greek διάδρομος (diádromos, “corridor”).

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