Cancer

See also: cancer, cáncer, Cáncer, càncer, cancèr, câncer, and Câncer

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).

Proper noun

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

(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

(genus): Cancer bellianus (toothed rock crab), Cancer borealis (Jonah crab), Cancer irroratus (Atlantic rock crab), Cancer johngarthi, Cancer pagurus (edible crab or brown crab), Cancer plebejus, Cancer porteri, Cancer productus (red rock crab) - species

References

Cancer (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cancer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cancer (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Signs of the Zodiac
Gemini		Leo
English Wikipedia has an article about Cancer.

Etymology

From Latin cancer (“crab”), a semantic loan from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkænsə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkænsɚ/
Rhymes: -ænsə(r)

Proper noun

Cancer (symbol ♋)

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
- 1602 William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida ii 3
- 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

Capricornus

Derived terms

Translations

constellation

Arabic: بُرْج اَلسَّرَطَان‎ m (burj as-saraṭān), اَلسَّرَطَان‎ m (as-saraṭān)
Armenian: Խեցգետին (Xecʿgetin)
Azerbaijani: Xərçəng
Bengali: কর্কট (kôrkôṭ)
Burmese: ကရကဋ် (my) (ka.ra.kat)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巨蟹座 (zh) (jùxièzuò)
Cornish: an Kanker
Czech: Rak (cs) m
Danish: Krebsen
Dutch: Kreeft (nl)
Esperanto: Kankro
Finnish: Krapu (fi)
French: Cancer (fr) m
Galician: Cáncer (gl)
German: Krebs (de) m
Greek: Καρκίνος (el) m (Karkínos)
Ancient: Καρκίνος m (Karkínos)
Hebrew: סַרְטַן‎ (he) m (sartán)
Hindi: केकड़ा (hi) m (kekṛā)
Hungarian: Rák (hu)
Icelandic: Krabbinn m

Irish: an Portán m
Italian: Cancro (it) m
Japanese: 蟹座 (ja) (かにざ, kaniza)
Korean: 게자리 (gejari)
Latvian: Vēzis m
Macedonian: Рак m (Rak)
Malay: Ketam, Sartan, Kanser
Maltese: Kanċer
Norwegian: Krepsen (no) m
Old English: Crabba m
Polish: Rak (pl) m
Portuguese: câncer (pt) m
Romanian: (Constelația) Cancerului n (def. form), Racului m (def.form)
Russian: Рак (ru) m (Rak)
Slovene: Rak (sl) m
Spanish: Cáncer (es) m
Swedish: Kräftan (sv)
Tagalog: Alimango
Telugu: కర్కాటకరాశి (te) (karkāṭakarāśi)
Turkish: Yengeç (tr)
Urdu: کیکڑا‎ m (kekṛā), سرطان‎ m (sartān)
Welsh: y Cranc

astrological sign

Albanian: Gaforrja f
Arabic: بُرْج اَلسَّرَطَان‎ m (burj as-saraṭān), اَلسَّرَطَان‎ m (as-saraṭān)
Armenian: Խեցգետին (Xecʿgetin)
Azerbaijani: Xərçəng
Bengali: কর্কট (kôrkôṭ)
Burmese: ကရကဋ် (my) (ka.ra.kat)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 巨蟹座 (zh) (jùxièzuò)
Cornish: an Kanker
Czech: Rak (cs) m
Danish: Krebsen
Dutch: Kreeft (nl)
Esperanto: Kankro
Finnish: Krapu (fi)
French: Cancer (fr)
Galician: Cáncer (gl)
Georgian: კირჩხიბი (ḳirčxibi)
German: Krebs (de) m
Greek: Καρκίνος (el) m (Karkínos)
Ancient: Καρκίνος m (Karkínos)
Hebrew: סַרְטַן‎ (he) m (sartán)
Hungarian: Rák (hu) (csillagkép)
Icelandic: Krabbinn m
Irish: an Portán m

Italian: Cancro (it) m
Japanese: 巨蟹宮 (ja) (きょかいきゅう, kyokaikyū)
Khmer: កក្កដា (km) (kɑkkaʾdaa)
Korean: 거해궁 (geohaegung)
Latvian: Vēzis
Lithuanian: Vežys
Luxembourgish: Kriibs m
Macedonian: Рак m (Rak)
Malay: Ketam, Sartan, Kanser
Maltese: Kanċer, Il-Granċ
Norwegian: Krepsen (no) m
Old English: Crabba m
Persian: خرچنگ‎ (fa) (xarčang)
Polish: Rak (pl) m
Portuguese: câncer (pt) m
Romanian: Cancerului n, ^{(please verify)} Racului m (zodia)
Russian: Рак (ru) m (Rak)
Slovene: Rak (sl) m
Swahili: Saratani, Kaa
Tagalog: Alimango
Telugu: కర్కాటకరాశి (te) (karkāṭakarāśi)
Thai: กรกฎ (th) (gɔɔ-rá-gòt)
Turkish: Yengeç (tr)
Yiddish: די יענע מעשׂה‎ f (di yene mayse)

Noun

Cancer (plural Cancers)

Someone with a Cancer star sign.

Synonyms

Cancerian

Translations

Someone with a Cancer star sign

Danish: krebs c
French: Cancer (fr)
Galician: cáncer (gl)
Greek: καρκίνος (el) m (karkínos)
Icelandic: krabbi (is) m
Norwegian: kreps (no)

Old English: Crabba m
Portuguese: canceriano m
Romanian: rac (ro) m
Russian: рак (ru) m (rak)
Swedish: kräfta (sv) c

See also

(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

crance

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