Anadrome

Pronunciation

• IPA: en, /ˈæ.nÉ™.dɹoÊŠm/

Origin

- + ana + -, i.e. "backward course".

Full definition of anadrome

Noun

1. A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards."Desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes.
2. An anadromous fish.

Synonyms

• semordnilap, heteropalindrome, levidrome