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hylophobia

hylophobia noun: the fear of forests or wooded areas.

Noun

hylophobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of forests or wooded areas.
    • Related to dendrophobia but less well known are hylophobia (fear of forests), nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded areas or forests at night) and xylophobia (fear of wooden objects).2013, Peter Young, Oak, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 118

hylophobia meaning in Tamil

hylophobia in Tamil

கானச்சம், கானக வெருளி, காட்டச்சம் கானச்சம், காட்டச்சம்

Origin of hylophobia

From hylo- + -phobia.

Questions about hylophobia

What does hylophobia mean?
Hylophobia means the fear of forests or wooded areas.
What is hylophobia in Tamil?
Hylophobia in Tamil is கானச்சம், கானக வெருளி, காட்டச்சம் கானச்சம். See Hylophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hylophobia?
Hylophobia is a noun.

Words near hylophobia in the dictionary

  1. hylopathism
  2. hylopathist
  3. hylopathists
  4. hylopathy
  5. hylophagous
  6. hylophobia
  7. hylophyte
  8. hylophytes
  9. hylotheism
  10. hylotheist
  11. hylotheistic

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