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crab canon

noun

, Music.
  1. a canon in which the imitating voice is the theme in retrograde motion.

crab canon

noun

  1. music a canon in which the imitating voice repeats the notes of the theme in reverse order Also calledretrograde canoncanon cancrizans

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Word History and Origins

Origin of crab canon1

from the mistaken medieval notion that crabs move backwards

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