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单词 cancrine
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cancrineadj.

/ˈkaŋkrʌɪn/
Etymology: Formed on the normal Latin type *cancrīnus , < cancer : see -ine suffix1.
Having the qualities of a crab; crab-like. cancrine verse n. ‘(Latin) verses which are the same, read either forwards or backwards, as Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor’ (Bailey).
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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Cancrine, having the qualities of a crab.
1846 R. Hart Eccl. Rec. 245 At Hingham Church in Norfolk there is a curious cancrine inscription over the font.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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