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cancriform

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin cancer, cancr- (“crab; cancer”) +‎ -iform.[1]

Adjective

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cancriform (comparative more cancriform, superlative most cancriform)

  1. Having the form of a crab.
  2. (pathology) Resembling cancer.

References

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  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Cancriform”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume II (C), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 62, column 2.
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