"crayon-eater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crayon-eaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crayon-eater (plural crayon-eaters)
  1. Alternative form of crayon eater. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: crayon eater
    Sense id: en-crayon-eater-en-noun-eWU78CFi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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