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biter

[bahy-ter] / ˈbaɪ tər /
NOUN
nipper
Synonyms


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"Not that the economy wasn't relevant in those times, but there were other huge things going on," he said, describing the current race as a "nail biter".

From BBC Jul. 25, 2024

Having in mind that the toe biter is an iconic species accompanied by creepy stories concerning its encounters with humans, the authors assume that it is unlikely that it had gone unnoticed for too long.

From Science Daily Mar. 18, 2024

We learned this week that Commander, however, has also been a big-time biter, having bitten “seven people in a four-month span,” according to the New York Post.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2023

Diseases such as dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika are spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, an aggressive biter.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

When it was Monica’s turn to fence against Rosella Gregorio from Italy, it was a nail biter.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

This was until Estevao intervened as the biters of early in the season were painfully bitten back.

From BBC Oct. 4, 2025

Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2024

Some mosquito species are leg and ankle biters and are attracted to the stinky smell of bacteria on your feet.

From Seattle Times Jul. 6, 2023

That’s a huge problem because there are no good tools to thwart outside biters, says Baltazar Candrinho, who heads NMCP.

From Science Magazine Sep. 8, 2022

Every day produces something new in the world: jests turn into earnest, and the biters are bit.

From Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de




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