Gnawer

//ˈnɔːə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who gnaws.

    "South America is characterized by possessing many peculiar gnawers […]."

  2. 2
    relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing wordnet

Synonyms

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rodentbipedcaninecannibalcarnivorefeline

Example

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"South America is characterized by possessing many peculiar gnawers […]."

Etymology

From gnaw + -er.

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