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mycophobe

mycophobe noun: one who fears or dislikes fungi.

Noun

mycophobe (plural mycophobes)

  1. One who fears or dislikes fungi.
    • Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 233

Forms of mycophobe

pluralmycophobes

Origin of mycophobe

From myco- + -phobe.

Questions about mycophobe

What does mycophobe mean?
Mycophobe means one who fears or dislikes fungi.
What part of speech is mycophobe?
Mycophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of mycophobe?
The plural of mycophobe is mycophobes.

Words near mycophobe in the dictionary

  1. mycophile
  2. mycophiles
  3. mycophilia
  4. mycophilic
  5. mycophilous
  6. mycophobe
  7. mycophobes
  8. mycophobia
  9. mycophobic
  10. mycophycobiont
  11. mycophycobionts

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