Definition
Having the shape, form, or characteristics of a crab; resembling a crab in appearance.
Etymology
From Latin 'cancer' (crab) plus '-form' (shape or form). The suffix '-form' creates adjectives describing resemblance to something, as in 'uniform' or 'cruciform.'
Kelly Says
Medieval doctors looked at swollen, spreading tumors and named them after crabs because the bulging veins radiating outward looked exactly like crab legs—a brilliant visual metaphor that stuck for thousands of years.
Translations
ARالعربية
شكل سرطان
shakl sir-tan
BNবাংলা
কেংকরের আকৃতি
ke-ng-kar-er ak-r-tee
CACatalà
de forma de cranc
de foh-ma deh kranch
CSČeština
krebsovitý
kreb-soh-vee-tee
DADansk
krebslignende
krebs-lee-nen-deh
DEDeutsch
krebsförmig
krehbs-foer-mig
ELΕλληνικά
σχήμα καβούρι
skee-ma ka-voo-ree
ESEspañol
en forma de cangrejo
en foh-ma deh kan-GREH-ho
FAفارسی
شکل خرچنگ
shakl khar-cheh-ng
FISuomi
krabbimainen
krah-bee-ma-inen
FRFrançais
crabe-forme
krahb-fohr-m
GUGU
કાંકરી જેવું
kaan-kari je-voon
HEעברית
צורת סרטן
tsoor-at ser-tan
HIहिन्दी
कैंकर जैसा
kan-kar ja-sa
HUMagyar
rák alakú
rak a-lak-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk kepiting
ber-ben-tuk kep-i-ting
ITItaliano
a forma di aragosta
a foh-ma dee ara-GOH-sta
MRMR
कॅन्करसारखा
kan-kar-sa-ra-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk ketam
ben-tuk ke-tam
MYမြန်မာ
ကြက်ပုံ
k'yet-poon
NLNederlands
krabvormig
krahb-vohr-mig
NONorsk
krepslignende
kreps-lee-nen-deh
PAPA
ਕੈਂਕਰ ਵਰਗਾ
kan-kar var-ga
PLPolski
kształt rak
skha-let rak
PTPortuguês
com forma de caranguejo
kom foh-ma deh kan-greh-zho
RORomână
cu aspect de crapă
koo as-pekt deh kra-pah
RUРусский
крабовидный
kra-bo-vid-nyy
SVSvenska
käftlik
kraf-te-lik
SWKiswahili
umbo la kamba
um-bo la kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
கன்னி வடிவம்
kan-ni va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
కంచె రూపం
kan-che roo-pan
TLTL
anyos ng alup
an-yos ng a-lup
TRTürkçe
yengeç biçimli
yen-JECH bee-yem-lee
UKУкраїнська
крабоподібний
kra-bo-po-d-nyy
URاردو
کنگر کی شکل
kan-ger kee shakl
VITiếng Việt
dạng cua
dang kwaa
ZUZU
isizulu sika-
ee-zee-zoo-loo si-ka-