CANCRINE

Etymology

Adjective

cancrine (comparative more cancrine, superlative most cancrine)

(rare) Of or pertaining to crabs.

(poetry) Palindromic; reading the same forwards or backwards.

(by extension) Of or pertaining to reading something backwards.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"crine, a. Etym: [From Cancer.]

Definition: Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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