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galeophobia

US/ɡəˌliəˈfoʊbiə/

galeophobia noun: the irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.

Noun

galeophobia (uncountable)

  1. The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.
    Synonyms:
    selachophobia
  2. (uncommon) The irrational fear of cats or felines.
    Synonyms:
    ailurophobia

galeophobia meaning in Tamil

galeophobia in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of galeophobia

Antonyms

Origin of galeophobia

From Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós), a type of shark with weasel-like markings, derived from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, cat”) + -phobia.

Questions about galeophobia

What does galeophobia mean?
Galeophobia means the irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.
What is galeophobia in Tamil?
Galeophobia in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Galeophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is galeophobia?
Galeophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce galeophobia?
Galeophobia is pronounced /ɡəˌliəˈfoʊbiə/ (US).

Words near galeophobia in the dictionary

  1. galeommatoideans
  2. galeomorph
  3. galeomorphs
  4. galeon
  5. galeons
  6. galeophobia
  7. galeopithecid
  8. galeopithecids
  9. galeorhinid
  10. galeorhinids
  11. galeproof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: galeophobia (page history and authors); galeophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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