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Anadromy vs Anadrome - What's the difference?

anadromy | anadrome |

As nouns the difference between anadromy and anadrome

is that anadromy is the migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults while anadrome is a word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.

anadromy

English

Noun

(-)
  • The migration of fish, from salt water to fresh water, as adults
  • * 2009, (August 2009), page 36,
    • "That's the advantage of anadromy (a sea-run life history): The ocean years allow fast growth."

    anadrome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A word which forms a different word when spelled backwards.
    • ''"desserts" and "stressed" are believed to be the longest common English anadromes
  • An anadromous fish.

    • See also

    * palindrome * anagram * semordnilap ----