I. ˈkaŋˌkrȯid, -anˌ- adjective
Etymology: Latin cancr-, cancer crab + English -oid — more at cancer
1. : resembling a crab
a cancroid spider
2.
[French cancroïde, from Latin cancr-, cancer crab, cancer + French -oïde -oid]
: like a cancer
a cancroid tumor
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French cancroïde, from Latin cancr-, cancer + French -oïde -oid
: a skin cancer of low or moderate malignancy