单词 | gnawer |
释义 | gnawern. One that gnaws; a rodent. Now chiefly Zoology. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [noun] > animal that gnaws gnawer1607 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > nibbling or gnawing > nibbler or gnawer nibbler1598 gnawer1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 503 The little mouse..is iustly tearmed..rosor omnium rerum..a knawer of al things. 1691 T. Tryon Wisdom's Dictates 51 These Gnawers of other Mens harmless Papers. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. II. 245 Thysanoura..The insects of this order are gnawers. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) v. 82 Among them were the teeth of a gnawer, equalling in size..those of the Capybara. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Mar. 2/1 Caverns made by these infinitely little gnawers [microbes]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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