ranidaphobia

English

Etymology

From Ranidae +‎ -phobia.

Noun

ranidaphobia (uncountable)

1. The fear of frogs and toads. [20th c.]

   Synonym: batrachophobia

   • 2001 May 22, Kathy Antoniotti, “Make a frog from papier machie and Styrofoam”, in Rome News-Tribune, page T1:

     Now, you have no reason to suffer from ranidophobia – the fear of frogs.

   • 2013, Nick Haslam, “What are phobias?”, in The Explainer: From Déjà Vu to Why the Sky Is Blue, and Other Conundrums, CSIRO Publishing, →ISBN, page 231:

     One published case documented a woman who developed ranidaphobia, as it is known, after running over a knot of frogs with a lawn-mower.

   • 2013 April 10, Derek Prall, “Man sues town over plague of frogs”, in American City & County:

     However Marinaccio's ranidaphobia may soon be quieted, as Clarence, N.Y., recently awarded him a $1.6 million settlement after he sued both the town and development firm Kieffer Enterprises for diverting the water runoff from a nearby development onto his land.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ranidaphobia.

Translations

fear of frogs and toads

• German: Ranidaphobie f