adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to crabs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Standard Lemma guide
cancrine
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/ˈkæŋkɹaɪn/
adj
Meaning 2
Palindromic; reading the same forwards or backwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to reading something backwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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History
Etymology
From Latin cancer (“crab”) + -īnus, as if from *cancrīnus. The poetry sense comes from the fact that most species of crab can walk sideways, either left or right.