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bufonophobia

bufonophobia noun: the fear of toads (warty amphibians).

Noun

bufonophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of toads (warty amphibians).
    • Fear of frogs is called ranidaphobia. This should not be confused with bufonophobia, which is fear of toads, or batrachophobia, which is fear of amphibians.2006, William Hartston, Mr. Hartston's Most Excellent Encyclopedia of Useless Information: The Supreme Miscellany of Fantastic Facts, London: Metro, →ISBN, page 172
    • I found out that if you are afraid of the boogeyman, you have bogyphobia. People who are scared of toads have bufonophobia.2006, Jean Rodenbough, Gather with the Saints, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 41

Origin of bufonophobia

From Latin būfō (“toad”) + -phobia.

Questions about bufonophobia

What does bufonophobia mean?
Bufonophobia means the fear of toads (warty amphibians).
What part of speech is bufonophobia?
Bufonophobia is a noun.

Words near bufonophobia in the dictionary

  1. bufonid
  2. bufonids
  3. bufoniform
  4. bufonite
  5. bufonites
  6. bufonophobia
  7. Buford
  8. Bufords
  9. buforin
  10. buforins
  11. buformin

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