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scoleciphobia

/ˌskoʊləsɪˈfoʊbiə/

scoleciphobia noun: the fear of worms.

Noun

scoleciphobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of worms.
    • ...and scoleciphobia, the debilitating fear of earthworms...2015 January, Benjamin D. Garber, “Cognitive-Behavioral Methods in High-Conflict Divorce: Systematic Desensitization Adapted to Parent–Child Reunification Interventions”, in Family Court Review
    • “Are you aware of the condition known as scoleciphobia'?”2021, David Marcum, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXIII: Some More Untold Cases (1888–1894), Andrews UK Limited, →ISBN

scoleciphobia meaning in Tamil

scoleciphobia in Tamil

புழுக்கள் வெருளி

Origin of scoleciphobia

From Ancient Greek σκώληξ (skṓlēx) + -phobia.

Questions about scoleciphobia

What does scoleciphobia mean?
Scoleciphobia means the fear of worms.
What is scoleciphobia in Tamil?
Scoleciphobia in Tamil is புழுக்கள் வெருளி. See Scoleciphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scoleciphobia?
Scoleciphobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce scoleciphobia?
Scoleciphobia is pronounced /ˌskoʊləsɪˈfoʊbiə/.

Words near scoleciphobia in the dictionary

  1. scoleces
  2. scoleciasis
  3. scolecid
  4. scolecids
  5. scoleciform
  6. scoleciphobia
  7. scolecite
  8. scolecites
  9. scolecodont
  10. scolecodonts
  11. scolecoid

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