Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
onychophage .
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- noun rare A person who
bites his or herfingernails .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (onux, "claw, nail") + -φαγος (phagos, "eater"), from ἐφαγόν (ephagon, "I ate").
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