chiroptophobia

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Etymology

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From Chiroptera (taxonomic order of bats) + -phobia.

Noun

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chiroptophobia (uncountable)

  1. fear of bats (the flying mammals)
    • 2011, Stephen McDonald, William Salomone, The Writer's Response, page 111:
      Bruce Wayne suffers from chiroptophobia. He rarely admits it.
    • 2011, Linda S. Godfrey, Monsters of Wisconsin, page 37:
      Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, is a fairly common psychological trait. Even though most bats are small, timid creatures, something about those leathery wings and tiny fangs seems to trip our self-preservation alarms.