Cancer the Crab vs Cancer

Cancer the Crab and Cancer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cancer the Crab	Yes	No	No	No
Cancer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cancer the Crab and Cancer are synonyms defined as:

Cancer the Crab and Cancer: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

Other synonyms of Cancer the Crab include Crab.

Cancer the Crab (noun)	Cancer (noun)
the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22	type genus of the family Cancridae
	the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
	a small zodiacal constellation in the Northern Hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini
	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer