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ornithophobic

ornithophobic adjective: having or relating to ornithophobia, the fear of birds.

Adjective

ornithophobic (comparative more ornithophobic, superlative most ornithophobic)

  1. Having or relating to ornithophobia, the fear of birds.

Noun

ornithophobic (plural ornithophobics)

  1. Someone with ornithophobia.
    • Alfred Hitchcock, whose 1963 film The Birds terrified ornithophobics, hated eggs (ovophobia).2013, Daniel Allen, The Nature Magpie: A Cornucopia of Facts, Anecdotes, Folklore and Literature From the Natural World, London: Icon Books, page 54

Forms of ornithophobic

Adjective
comparativemore ornithophobic
superlativemost ornithophobic
Noun
pluralornithophobics

Origin of ornithophobic

From ornitho- + -phobic.

Questions about ornithophobic

What does ornithophobic mean?
Ornithophobic means having or relating to ornithophobia, the fear of birds.
What part of speech is ornithophobic?
Ornithophobic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ornithophobic in the dictionary

  1. ornithophilous
  2. ornithophily
  3. ornithophobe
  4. ornithophobes
  5. ornithophobia
  6. ornithophobic
  7. ornithopod
  8. ornithopodan
  9. ornithopodans
  10. ornithopodous
  11. ornithopods

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