cancrine

== English == === Etymology === From Latin cancer (“crab”) + -īnus, as if from *cancrīnus. The poetry sense comes from the fact that most species of crab can walk sideways, either left or right. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæŋkɹaɪn/ === Adjective === cancrine (comparative more cancrine, superlative most cancrine) (rare) Of or pertaining to crabs. (poetry) Palindromic; reading the same forwards or backwards. (by extension) Of or pertaining to reading something backwards. ==== References ==== http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Cancrine