Elasmophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fear of sharks. rare, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:elasmophobia."

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selachophobia

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:elasmophobia."

Etymology

From translingual Elasmobranchii (“taxonomic group including sharks”) + -phobia.

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