Cancer
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Translingual[edit]
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[edit]
Cancer (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cancer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cancer (Brachyura) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Latin cancer (“crab”), a semantic loan from 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 606515358, [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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun[edit]
Cancer (plural Cancers)
- Someone with a Cancer star sign.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Someone with a Cancer star sign
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See also[edit]
- (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Category: en:Astrology)
Cancer (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[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[edit]
See also[edit]
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Bélier ♈︎ | Taureau ♉︎ | Gémeaux ♊︎ | Cancer ♋︎ | ||||||||
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Lion ♌︎ | Vierge ♍︎ | Balance ♎︎ | Scorpion ♏︎ | ||||||||
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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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