"onychophagist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɒnɪˈkɒfəd͡ʒɪst/ [UK], /ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/ [US] Audio: en-us-onychophagist.ogg Forms: onychophagists [plural]
Etymology: From onychophagy + -ist = onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, from Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), combining form of ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”) + -φαγος (-phagos, “eater”), from ἐφαγόν (ephagón, “I ate”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|onychophagy|ist}} onychophagy + -ist, {{confix|en|onycho|-phagy|ist|alt2=-phag(y)}} onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{lang|grc|ὀνυχο-}} ὀνυχο- Head templates: {{en-noun}} onychophagist (plural onychophagists)
  1. (rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. Tags: rare Related terms: onychophagia

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