Ophidiophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ophidiophobia is a noun meaning Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes.
Meaning
Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes.
Example Sentences
The second-most-common phobia is ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. Ophidiophobia is one of the most debilitating fears in humans; even the picture of a snake in a magazine or image of one on TV can invoke intense fear in some people.
His father had a severe case of ophidiophobia, but to his credit he allowed his non-ophidiophobic 12-year-old son to keep a small colony of the Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a large box pen in a far corner of their Wisconsin backyard.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ophidiophobe, ophiophobia, ophiophobe, snake fright, ophiophilist, snake-phobia.
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