-dromous

-dromous

suff.
Running; moving: catadromous.

[From New Latin -dromus, from Greek -dromos, from dromos, act of running.]
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-dromous

adj combining form
moving or running: anadromous; catadromous.
[via New Latin from Greek -dromos, from dromos a running]
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-dromous

a combining form meaning “running,” “following a course” in the direction or manner denoted by the initial element: anadromous.
[< Greek -dromos, akin to drameîn to run; see -ous]
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