noun
Meaning 1
Fear of birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ornithophobia
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌɔɹnɪθəˈfoʊbiə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔːnɪθəˈfəʊbɪə/
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rhymes with -əʊbiə
History
Etymology
From ornitho- + -phobia.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: ornithofobie — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Finnish: ornitofobia — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Finnish: lintupelko — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Galician: ornitofobia — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Korean: 조류공포증 (joryugongpojeung) — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Portuguese: ornitofobia — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Spanish: ornitofobia — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Turkish: ornitofobi — fear, dislike, or hate of birds
- Turkish: kuş korkusu — fear, dislike, or hate of birds