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snake fright

snake fright is the alternative form of snake-fright.

Meaning of snake-fright

Noun

snake-fright (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A fear of snakes; ophiophobia.
    • The only means he could think of to counteract his snake fright was to expose himself to the possibilities of any such danger: […]1977, Kamleshwar, Summer Days, page 84
    Synonyms:
    snake fear

Questions about snake fright

What is snake fright the alternative form of?
Snake fright is the alternative form of snake-fright.

Words near snake fright in the dictionary

  1. snake fear
  2. snake feeder
  3. snake feeders
  4. snake fence
  5. snake fences
  6. snake fright
  7. snake fruit
  8. snake fruits
  9. snake game
  10. snake gourd
  11. snake gourds

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