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praerodo

praerodo, to gnaw off, nibble

prae-rōdo, no perf., sum, 3, v. a.
  • I To gnaw in front, to gnaw at the end or tip (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): digitos suos, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 93 (882): teneros pampinos, Col. Arbor. 15.—
  • II To gnaw, bite, or nibble off: praeroso hamo, Hor. S. 2, 5, 25: praerosa dentibus lingua, Plin. 7, 23, 23, § 87: conger et muraena caudas inter se praerodentes, id. 9, 62, 88, § 185.

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