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lutraphobia

lutraphobia noun: the fear of otters.

Noun

lutraphobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of otters.
    • But globophobia (fear of balloons), lutraphobia (fear of otters) and octophobia (fear of the figure eight), are a little harder to understand.2008 January 10, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2025
    • For example, someone suffering from severe lutraphobia may decide to live in a large city as opposed to living in a more rural area where otters are more likely to be found.2021 June 4, “Lutraphobia (Fear of Otters)”, in Psych Times, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2024

Origin of lutraphobia

From Latin lutra (“otter”) + -phobia.

Questions about lutraphobia

What does lutraphobia mean?
Lutraphobia means the fear of otters.
What part of speech is lutraphobia?
Lutraphobia is a noun.

Words near lutraphobia in the dictionary

  1. Lutonian
  2. Lutonians
  3. Lutons
  4. Lutos
  5. lutose
  6. lutraphobia
  7. Lutricia
  8. lutrine
  9. lutrines
  10. lutrophin
  11. lutropin

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