onychophagy

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English word onychophagy comes from English -phagy, English onycho- ((anatomy) nail.)

-phagy (English)

(forming nouns) eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal.. (forming nouns) feeding on; consumption of.

onycho- (English)

(anatomy) nail.

onychophagy (English)

The habit of biting one's nails.

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