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insectophobe

noun

Etymology

From insect + -o- + -phobe.

  1. calqued from ἔντομον
  2. derived from īnsectum
  3. borrowed from insecte
  4. formed as insectophobe — “insect + -o- + -phobe”

Definitions

  1. A person afflicted by insectophobia, the abnormal fear of insects.

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