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ailurophobia

ai·lu·rop·hobia

UK/ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/ US/aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a morbid fear of cats

Origin

First recorded in 1905. From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobia (“fear, hatred”), both from Ancient Greek.

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