- Bengali Word কর্কট, ককর্কট English definition (noun) 1 a ten-legged shellfish having a rounded body and strong claws; the crab.
2 (medical) malignant growth in the body having the appearance of a crab which gradually consumes the tissues of the body; cancer.
3 (astrology) the constellation of the crab; the fourth sign of the zodiac; Cancer.
কর্কটক্রান্তি (noun) parallel of latitude 23° 27’ north of the equator; the Tropic of Cancer.