ETYMOLOGY
from Greek αἴλουρος [ailouros] (cat) + –phobos (fear)
EXAMPLE
“… Of Ailurophobia and the Power to be Conscious of the Cat as Near, when Unseen and Unheard. …” (Title)
From: Transactions of the Association of American Physicians.
Twentieth Session held at Washington, D.C., May 16 and 17. 1905
By S. Weir Mitchell
PRONUNCIATION
ay-lyoor-oh-FOH-bee-uh
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