Galeophobia

//ɡəˌliəˈfoʊbiə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish. uncountable
  2. 2
    The irrational fear of cats or felines. uncommon, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
ailurophobiaailurophobiaselachophobiaselachophobia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós), a type of shark with weasel-like markings, derived from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, cat”) + -phobia.

Related phrases

irrational fear of cats or felinesirrational fear of sharks or dogfish

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