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ornithophobe

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English

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Etymology

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From ornitho- +‎ -phobe.

Noun

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ornithophobe (plural ornithophobes)

  1. One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds.
    • 1992, Don Nardo, Anxiety and Phobias, page 56:
      Oddly enough, eagles, hawks, and other large birds of prey are not the birds that typically terrify ornithophobes. Instead, pigeons are most often cited as triggering phobic reactions.