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cancroid

cancroid adjective: resembling a crab.

Adjective

cancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)

  1. (evolutionary theory) Resembling a crab
  2. Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma

Noun

cancroid (plural cancroids)

  1. Any disease that resembles cancer
  2. Squamous cell carcinoma

Forms of cancroid

Adjective
comparativemore cancroid
superlativemost cancroid
alternative formcancroide
Noun
pluralcancroids

Questions about cancroid

What does cancroid mean?
Cancroid means resembling a crab.
What part of speech is cancroid?
Cancroid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near cancroid in the dictionary

  1. cancrinite
  2. cancrinites
  3. cancrisilite
  4. cancrivorous
  5. cancrizans
  6. cancroid
  7. cancroids
  8. cancroine
  9. cancrum oris
  10. Cancun
  11. Cancún

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