"blennophobe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blennophobes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek βλέννος (blénnos, “mucus, slime”) + -phobe, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βλέννος||mucus, slime}} Ancient Greek βλέννος (blénnos, “mucus, slime”), {{der|en|grc|φόβος||fear}} Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} blennophobe (plural blennophobes)
  1. (rare) A person who has blennophobia. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Phobias

Inflected forms

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