morsitation

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noun

The act of biting or gnawing, especially by insects.

Scrabble 13

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nounmorsitation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleterareuncountableThe act of biting or gnawing, especially by insects.

    […] and his research into the literature of the subject, with his liberal recognition of the quotation marks, indicates his well-disposed mind toward the men who have blazed the way before him in this difficult and intricate mechanism of morsitation.

    1909, Transactions of the National Dental Association, page 83

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morsitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsitation

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“morsitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morsitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsitation.

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