Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

crab canon en · NOUN

Etymology

From the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards.

Meanings

A contrapuntal composition in which one melody is superimposed on the same melody in reverse

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
crab canons	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

cancrizans · mirror canon

Translations (1)

it canone cancrizzante (crab canon)