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-dromous

-dromous suffix: running or moving in a specified manner.

Suffix

-dromous

  1. running or moving in a specified manner

Origin of -dromous

From Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running”) + -ous.

Questions about -dromous

What does -dromous mean?
-dromous means running or moving in a specified manner.
What part of speech is -dromous?
-dromous is a suffix.

Words near -dromous in the dictionary

  1. -dopa
  2. -dralazine
  3. -drine
  4. -drome
  5. -dromic
  6. -dromous
  7. -dromy
  8. -dronate
  9. -dronic
  10. -duct
  11. -dutant

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