"speluncaphobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin spēlunca + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spēlunca|phobia|lang1=la}} Latin spēlunca + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} speluncaphobia (uncountable)
  1. A morbid fear of caves or caverns. Tags: uncountable Related terms: spelunk
    Sense id: en-speluncaphobia-en-noun-uIVnEOnq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "2012, John Drake Robinson, A Road Trip Into America's Hidden Heart— Traveling the Back Roads, Backwoods and Back Yards:",
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