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equinophobe

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English

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Etymology

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From equine +‎ -o- +‎ -phobe.

Noun

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equinophobe (plural equinophobes)

  1. A person who has equinophobia: a fear of horses or other hoofed animals.
    • 1999, Country Life, volume 193, numbers 44-47, page 118:
      Before the bohemian equinophobes of Notting Hill run for cover, they can rest assured that the Hippodrome at Notting Hill closed in 1841, []
    • 2009, Airways: A Global Review of Commercial Flight, volume 16, page 66:
      They didn't realize they'd be spooking many, including equinophobes (those who fear horses), aviophobes (those who fear flying) — and even aeronausiphobes (those who fear vomiting after air sickness).