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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An unusual fear of animals. countable, uncountable

   "The girl who had zoophobia didn't like animals, domestic or wild."

2. 2
   a morbid fear of animals wordnet

Example

More examples

"The girl who had zoophobia didn't like animals, domestic or wild."

Etymology

From zoo- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of biophobia.

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