Definitions
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- noun The fear of
cats . - noun The fear of
sharks .
Etymologies
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Examples
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That uneasy feeling isn't to be confused with galeophobia and selachophobia.
tcpalm.com Stories James Kirley 2010
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That uneasy feeling isn't to be confused with galeophobia and selachophobia.
tcpalm.com Stories 2010
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That uneasy feeling isn't to be confused with galeophobia and selachophobia.
tcpalm.com Stories 2010
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In each case, I leave it to the reader to supply the words "fear of." acarophobia mites, parasites entonophobia ticks aelurophobia cats galeophobia sharks apiophobia bees hippophobia horses arachnephobia spiders musophobia mice bacilliphobia bacilli myrmecophobia lice bacteriaphobia bacteria soleciphobia worms batrachophobia frogs, toads swinophobia swine cynophobia dogs taeniophobia tapeworms eisoptrophobia termites taurophobia bulls A much smaller cluster of fears is centered on the plant world.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word galeophobia
JM suffers from selective galeophobia – anything not covered in breadcrumbs deserves to elicit fear!
September 7, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word galeophobia
Fear of catsharks? Cf. selachophobia.
February 3, 2013