"crab canon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crab canons [plural]
Etymology: From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards. Head templates: {{en-noun}} crab canon (plural crab canons)
  1. (music) A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse Categories (topical): Music Related terms: cancrizans Translations (crab canon): canone cancrizzante [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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