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From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
crab canon
Today it means: A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse Full definition →
Today it means: A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse Full definition →
From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.