cancriform in All languages combined

Forms: more cancriform [comparative], most cancriform [superlative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Latin cancer, cancr- (“crab; cancer”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cancer|iform|alt1=cancer, cancr-|lang1=la|t1=crab; cancer}} Latin cancer, cancr- (“crab; cancer”) + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj}} cancriform (comparative more cancriform, superlative most cancriform)

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"cancriform" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [English]