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Cancroid
Can′croid
,Adj.
 [
Cancer 
+ oid
.] 1. 
(Zool.) 
Resembling a crab; pertaining to the 
Cancroidea
, one of the families of crabs, including the genus Cancer
. 2. 
Like a cancer; 
as, a 
. cancroid 
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cancroid
cancroid
English
Adjective
cancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)
- Resembling a crab
 - Of or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma
 
Noun
cancroid (plural cancroids)
Synonyms
- (variant) cancroide (see 1904 citation from The Washington Post, Citations:cancroid)