LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

carcinophagus

carcinophagus (feminine carcinophaga, neuter carcinophagum)
Classical[kar.kɪˈnɔ.pʰa.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[kar.t͡ʃiˈnɔː.fa.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivecrab-eating

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarcinophaguscarcinophagacarcinophagum
genitivecarcinophagīcarcinophagaecarcinophagī
dativecarcinophagōcarcinophagaecarcinophagō
accusativecarcinophagumcarcinophagamcarcinophagum
ablativecarcinophagōcarcinophagācarcinophagō
vocativecarcinophagecarcinophagacarcinophagum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecarcinophagīcarcinophagaecarcinophaga
genitivecarcinophagōrumcarcinophagārumcarcinophagōrum
dativecarcinophagīscarcinophagīscarcinophagīs
accusativecarcinophagōscarcinophagāscarcinophaga
ablativecarcinophagīscarcinophagīscarcinophagīs
vocativecarcinophagīcarcinophagaecarcinophaga

Origins

From Ancient Greek καρκίνος (karkínos, “crab”) + -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”).

Quick answers

What does carcinophagus mean in Latin?
carcinophagus, a adjective, means “crab-eating”.
How do you pronounce carcinophagus?
In classical Latin, [kar.kɪˈnɔ.pʰa.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.t͡ʃiˈnɔː.fa.ɡus].