"arachnophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-arachnophobia.ogg [US] Forms: arachnophobia [singular], – [plural]
Etymology: From arachno + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|arachno|phobia}} arachno + -phobia Head templates: {{noun|arachnophobia|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Arachnophobia is the fear of arachnids.
    Sense id: simple-arachnophobia-en-noun-V3s0tyVF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Phobias, Terms suffixed with -phobia
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