Cancer
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).
Proper noun
[edit]Cancer m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cancridae – true crabs, distinguished by the presence of a single posterolateral spine (on the edge of the carapace, towards the rear), anterolateral spines with deep fissures (on the carapace edge, towards the front), and a short extension of the carapace forward between the eyes.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata - suborder; Brachyura - infraorder; Eubrachyura - section; Heterotremata - subsection; Cancroidea - superfamily; Cancridae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Cancer pagurus (edible crab or brown crab) - type species; Cancer bellianus (toothed rock crab), Cancer borealis (Jonah crab), Cancer irroratus (Atlantic rock crab), Cancer johngarthi, Cancer plebejus, Cancer porteri, Cancer productus (red rock crab) - species
References
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Cancer (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cancer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cancer (Brachyura) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkænsə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkænsɚ/
- Rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ)
Proper noun
[edit]Cancer (symbol ♋︎)
- (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
- c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
- And add more coals to Cancer when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion.
- (astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22–July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16–August 15 (sidereal astrology).
Antonyms
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[edit]constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun
[edit]Cancer (plural Cancers)
- Someone with a Cancer star sign.
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 189:
- ‘All right, so what are Cancers apart from sad, then?’ Lizzie asked.
Synonyms
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[edit]Someone with a Cancer star sign
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See also
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Further reading
[edit]- Cancer (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
[edit]Basque
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Latin cancer (“crab”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Can‧cer
Proper noun
[edit]Cancer inan
- Cancer (constellation)
- Synonym: Karramarroa
Declension
[edit]Declension of Cancer (inanimate, ending in -r)
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| absolutive | Cancer |
| ergative | Cancerrek |
| dative | Cancerri |
| genitive | Cancerren |
| comitative | Cancerrekin |
| causative | Cancerrengatik |
| benefactive | Cancerrentzat |
| instrumental | Cancerrez |
| inessive | Cancerren |
| locative | Cancerko |
| allative | Cancerrera |
| terminative | Cancerreraino |
| directive | Cancerrerantz |
| destinative | Cancerrerako |
| ablative | Cancertik |
| partitive | Cancerrik |
| prolative | Cancertzat |
Further reading
[edit]- “Cancer”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
French
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Etymology
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Cancer m or f by sense (plural Cancers)
- Cancer (someone born with a Cancer star sign)
Proper noun
[edit]Cancer m
Related terms
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| Sagittaire | Capricorne | Verseau | Poissons | ||||||||
Further reading
[edit]- “Cancer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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