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felinophobia

noun

Etymology

From feline + -o- + -phobia.

  1. borrowed from fēlīnus
  2. formed as felinophobia — “feline + -o- + -phobia”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ailurophobia.

    • And there is felinophobia, or fear of cats. About a year ago, Rockwell Sayre, wealthy Chicago realtor, left most of his fortune for the extermination of these animals, for which he had maintained a lifelong aversion.
    • Shakespeare was afraid of cats. This fear, felinophobia, is shared by hundreds of persons and by the Dowager Queen Mary of England.
    • At Oakland California, three cats have inherited stock valued at $25,000—thus providing the public with yet another silly example of felinophobia!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA