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U+264B, ♋
CANCER

[U+264A]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U+264C]
On this 16th-century clock-face, Cancer (from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock on the outer dial, just to the right of the sun hand) indicates July.

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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The strokes coming from the circles may be straight and horizontal, or slightly curved, to forming arcs of a larger circle themselves.

Etymology

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A pair of crab claws.

Symbol

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  1. (astrology) The symbol for the sign Cancer.
  2. (astronomy, rare) The symbol for the constellation Cancer.
  3. (rare) June[1]
  4. (alchemy, archaic) dissolve
    Synonyms: 🝡, 🝢
  5. (botany, obsolete) dioecious[2]
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♋︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Cancer, here δ ♋︎ (Delta Cancri).
(2): The 1833 US Nautical Almanac using the symbol ⟨♋︎⟩ for stars in the constellation of Cancer, here δ ♋︎ (Delta Cancri).


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See also

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Zodiac signs (translingual) (layout · text)
Ariēs Taurus Geminī Cancer
Leō Virgō Lībra Scorpiō
Sagittārius Capricornus Aquārius Piscēs

References

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  1. ^ Rudolf Koch (1955 [1930]) The Book of Signs. Dover, p. 55
  2. ^ Simpson, Niki (2010 February) “Botanical symbols: a new symbol set for new images”, in Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society[1], volume 162, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, pages 117–129