# Cancer
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Latin cancer (“crab”), from Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”).

### Proper noun

Cancer m
* 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.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Eucarida – superorder; Decapoda – order; Pleocyemata – suborder; Brachyura – infraorder; Eubrachyura – section; Heterotremata – subsection; Cancroidea – superfamily; Cancridae – family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Cancer pagurus (edible crab or brown crab) - type species; Cancer bellianus (toothed rock crab), Cancer borealis (Jonah crab), Cancer irroratus (Atlantic rock crab), Cancer johngarthi, Cancer plebejus, Cancer porteri, Cancer productus (red rock crab) - species

### References

* Cancer (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Cancer on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Cancer (Brachyura) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## English
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cancer (“crab”), calque of Ancient Greek Καρκίνος (Karkínos, “crab”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkænsə/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈkænsɚ/
* Rhymes: -ænsə(ɹ)

### Proper noun

Cancer (symbol ♋︎)
* (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab.
** c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:And add more coals to Cancer when he burns / With entertaining great Hyperion.
* (astrology) The zodiac sign for the crab, ruled by the Moon and covering June 22–July 22 (tropical astrology) or July 16–August 15 (sidereal astrology).

#### Antonyms

* Capricornus

#### Derived terms

* Cancerian
* Cancri
* first point of Cancer
* Tropic of Cancer

#### Translations
### Noun

Cancer (plural Cancers)
* Someone with a Cancer star sign.
** 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 189:‘All right, so what are Cancers apart from sad, then?’ Lizzie asked.

#### Synonyms

* Cancerian

#### Translations
### See also

Zodiac signs in English · zodiac (layout · text) :
| Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer |
| Leo | Virgo | Libra | Scorpio |
| Sagittarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces |

### Further reading

* Cancer (constellation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* crance

## Basque
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cancer (“crab”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kans̻er/ [kãn.s̻er]
* IPA: (most dialects) /kans̻er/ [kãn.s̻er]
* IPA: (Biscayan) /kans̺er/ [kãn.s̺er]
* Rhymes: -ans̻er, -er
* Rhymes: -ans̻er, -er
* Rhymes: -ans̺er, -er
* Hyphenation: Can‧cer

### Proper noun

Cancer inan
* Cancer (constellation)
    Synonym: Karramarroa

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Cancer”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑ̃.sɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Cancer m or f by sense (plural Cancers)
* Cancer (someone born with a Cancer star sign)

### Proper noun

Cancer m
* Cancer (constellation)
* (astrology) Cancer (star sign)

### Related terms

* tropique du Cancer

### See also

Zodiac signs in French (layout · text) :
| Bélier | Taureau | Gémeaux | Cancer |
| Lion | Vierge | Balance | Scorpion |
| Sagittaire | Capricorne | Verseau | Poissons |

### Further reading

* “Cancer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.