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cancriform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-cri-form
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a crab.

adj

Resembling cancer.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cancriform (comparative) most cancriform (superlative)

Questions

What does cancriform mean?
Having the form of a crab.
Where does cancriform come from?
From Latin cancer, cancr- (“crab; cancer”) + -iform.

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