"Cancer" meaning in Translingual

See Cancer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|la|cancer||crab}} Latin cancer (“crab”), {{der|mul|grc|καρκίνος||crab}} Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Cancer|nogendercat=1}} Cancer m
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cancridae – true crabs, distinguished by the presence of a single posterolateral spine (on the edge of the carapace, towards the rear), anterolateral spines with deep fissures (on the carapace edge, towards the front), and a short extension of the carapace forward between the eyes. Tags: masculine Hyponyms (genus): Cancer pagurus (alt: edible crab or brown crab) (english: type species), Cancer bellianus (english: toothed rock crab), Cancer borealis (alt: Jonah crab), Cancer irroratus (english: Atlantic rock crab), Cancer johngarthi, Cancer plebejus, Cancer porteri, Cancer productus (english: species)
    Sense id: en-Cancer-mul-name-2MRTsR4y Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus), Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 28 3 8 14 1 11 8 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 3 9 18 1 14 9 22 Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Protostomia (english: infrakingdom), Ecdysozoa (english: superphylum), Arthropoda (english: phylum), Crustacea (english: subphylum), Malacostraca (english: family) [class], Eumalacostraca (english: subclass), Eucarida (english: superorder), Decapoda (english: order), Pleocyemata (english: suborder), Brachyura (english: infraorder), Eubrachyura (english: section), Heterotremata (english: subsection), Cancroidea (english: superfamily), Cancridae (english: family)
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