"chiroptophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Chiroptera (taxonomic order of bats) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Chiroptera|order}} Chiroptera Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chiroptophobia (uncountable)
  1. fear of bats (the flying mammals) Wikipedia link: Fear of bats Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias
    Sense id: en-chiroptophobia-en-noun-fv1lUiQc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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