"cancrivorous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cancrivorous [comparative], most cancrivorous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin cancer (“crab”) + -vorous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cancer||crab}} Latin cancer (“crab”), {{suffix|en||vorous}} + -vorous Head templates: {{en-adj}} cancrivorous (comparative more cancrivorous, superlative most cancrivorous)
  1. That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans
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