onychophagist

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒnɪˈkɒfəd͡ʒɪst/ (US) IPA(key): /ɑnəˈkɑfəd͡ʒɪst/ === Noun === onychophagist (plural onychophagists) (rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. ==== Related terms ==== onychophagia