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单词 onychophagist
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onychophagistn.

Brit. /ɒnɪˈkɒfədʒəst/, U.S. /ˌɑnəˈkɑfədʒəst/
Forms: 1800s– onygophagist (irregular), 1900s– onychophagist, 1900s– onycophagist.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: onycho- comb. form, -phagist comb. form.
Etymology: < onycho- comb. form + -phagist comb. form. Compare later onychophagia n., onychophagy n.
rare.
A person who bites his or her nails, esp. habitually or compulsively.
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1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 18 A substitute for biting the nails which I recommend to all onygophagists.
1903 N.E.D. at Onygophagist Erron. for onychophagist.
1907 Daily News 4 July 6/7 Dr. Didsbury..suggests that onycophagists [sic] should wear his new dental apparatus, which is fastened to the lower molars and just prevents the upper and lower teeth from meeting.
1977 Woman's Jrnl. Apr. 10 Are you an onychophagist... This rather long name simply means that you bite your nails.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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