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entomophobia

entomophobia noun: abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.

Noun

entomophobia (usually uncountable, plural entomophobias)

  1. (usually) Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
    • Spiders are a common cause of entomophobia (specifically called arachnophobia).2024 May, Vincent H. Resh, “Entomophobia”, in Chit Chat Club, page 4
    Synonyms:
    insectophobia

Synonyms of entomophobia

Forms of entomophobia

pluralentomophobias

Origin of entomophobia

From entomo- + -phobia.

Questions about entomophobia

What does entomophobia mean?
Entomophobia means abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
What part of speech is entomophobia?
Entomophobia is a noun.
What is the plural of entomophobia?
The plural of entomophobia is entomophobias.

Words near entomophobia in the dictionary

  1. entomophilic
  2. entomophilous
  3. entomophily
  4. entomophobe
  5. entomophobes
  6. entomophobia
  7. entomophobias
  8. entomophobic
  9. entomophthoralean
  10. entomophthoramycosis
  11. entomophthoromycoses

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