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: 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.