Entomophobe

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who fears or dislikes insects.

    "We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach […]"

Synonyms

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insectophobe

Example

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"We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach […]"

Etymology

From entomo- + -phobe.

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