cancroid

C3A1N1C3R1O1I1D2

adjective

Resembling a crab

Similar
squamous cell carcinoma
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Meanings

adjectivecancroid (comparative more cancroid, superlative most cancroid)

comparative more cancroid · superlative most cancroid · alternative cancroide

  1. evolutionary theorybiologyResembling a crab
  2. medicineOf or pertaining to cancer, especially to squamous cell carcinoma
nouncancroid (plural cancroids)

plural cancroids · alternative cancroide

  1. medicineAny disease that resembles cancer
  2. Squamous cell carcinoma

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe most common form of skin cancer

Similar
squamous cell carcinoma
Broader
skin cancer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

draconicRadoncic
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APA

cancroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancroid

MLA

“cancroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancroid.

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