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insectophobia

insectophobia noun: an abnormal fear of insects.

Noun

insectophobia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal fear of insects.
    • Remembering her insectophobia I did not point out the amazing line of ants ferrying leaves up the wall.
    Synonyms:
    entomophobia

insectophobia meaning in Tamil

insectophobia in Tamil

பூச்சி வெருளி

Synonyms of insectophobia

Origin of insectophobia

From insect + -o- + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with insectophobia

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Questions about insectophobia

What does insectophobia mean?
Insectophobia means an abnormal fear of insects.
What is insectophobia in Tamil?
Insectophobia in Tamil is பூச்சி வெருளி. See Insectophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is insectophobia?
Insectophobia is a noun.

Words near insectophobia in the dictionary

  1. insectologist
  2. insectologists
  3. insectology
  4. insectophobe
  5. insectophobes
  6. insectophobia
  7. insectothopter
  8. insectothopters
  9. insectotoxin
  10. insectotoxins
  11. insectproof

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Adapted from Wiktionary: insectophobia (page history and authors); insectophobia (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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