onychophagist
onychophagist · onychophagists
A person who bites his or her fingernailsA person who bites his or her fingernails.
UK/ɒnɪˈkɒfəd͡ʒɪst/US/ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/
Meaning
1 senses(rare)A person who bites his or her fingernails.
Origin
From onychophagy + -ist = onycho- + -phag(y) + -ist, from Ancient Greek ὀνυχο- (onuch), coFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: onychophagists| Singular | onychophagist |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedonychophagia
See also
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