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arachnophobia


arach·no·pho·bia

noun \ə-ˌrak-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

Definition of ARACHNOPHOBIA

: pathological fear or loathing of spiders
arach·no·phobe \-ˈrak-nə-ˌfōb\ noun
arach·no·pho·bic \-ˌrak-nə-ˈfō-bik\ adjective or noun

First Known Use of ARACHNOPHOBIA

1925

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