Definition of Cancer the Crab

1. Noun. The fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22.

Exact synonyms: Cancer, Crab
Generic synonyms: House, Mansion, Planetary House, Sign, Sign Of The Zodiac, Star Sign

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cancer The Crab

Canary Islands
Canary wine
Canavalia
Canavalia ensiformis
Canavalia gladiata
Canavan's disease
Canavan's sclerosis
Canavan-van Bogaert-Bertrand disease
Canberra
Canberran
Canberrans
Cancer
Cancer borealis
Cancer irroratus
Cancer magister
Cancer the Crab (current term)
Cancerian
Cancerians
Cancers
Cancridae
Cancun
Candace
Candi
Candice
Candida
Candida albicans producing proteinase
Candide
Candlemas
Candlemas Day

Literary usage of Cancer the Crab

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"... Cancer the Crab The Scorpion's claws here clasp a wide extent, And here the Crab's in lesser clasps are bent. CANCER, in spite of the fact that it is ..."

2. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"The sun enters Taurus about the 20th of April. CANCER—The Crab, Contains but few important stars. The principal are: a Sertan, ..."

3. A New and Comprehensive Gazetteerby George Newenham Wright by George Newenham Wright (1834)
"Vernal Equinox. Spring. <2. Гааги«, the Hull . . Й 20th April. 13. Gemini, the Twins. . U Cancer, the Crab Summer. { 5. Leo, the Lion Jt un < 8. (9. ПО. r. ..."

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