What does leukophobia mean?
Leukophobia means (rare) Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white..
Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner.
What had been the healthy fear of white people shared by most of the country's colored inhabitants had recently morphed into full-blown leukophobia, or fear of all things white.
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Leukophobia means (rare) Pathological fear of or aversion to the color white..
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Normal rats show leukophobia, ie, going away from strong light, while blind rats do not react to light in this manner.
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