Citations:selachophobia
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English citations of selachophobia
Noun: fear of sharks
[edit]- 2004, Phil Keoghan, Warren Berger, No Opportunity Wasted: 8 Ways to Create a List for the Life You Want.[1], page 49:
- But Shane was having trouble enjoying the moment—perhaps because the other swimmers circling around him all happened to be sharks. ¶ This would be enough to make anyone uneasy, but it was even worse for Shane because he suffered from selachophobia—a persistent and acute fear of sharks.
- 2003, International Society for Contemporary Legend Research, Contemporary legend: the journal of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research[3]:
- Of course, selachophobia or fear of sharks would seem to make shark attacks an inevitable theme for urban legends.