cancrivorous

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adjective

That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans

OriginLatin cancer →
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Meanings

adjectivecancrivorous (comparative more cancrivorous, superlative most cancrivorous)

comparative more cancrivorous · superlative most cancrivorous

  1. That feeds on crabs and other crustaceans

Origin

  1. Latincancer“crab”
  2. Englishcancrivorous

From Latin cancer (“crab”) + -vorous.

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APA

cancrivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancrivorous

MLA

“cancrivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancrivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancrivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancrivorous.

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