chelonaphobia

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The fear of turtles (including tortoises). rare,uncountable
    — An aquarium, however, is a dangerous place to fall out with your husband if you have chelonaphobia. My wife, I must tell you, is scared – not just scared, terrified more like – of all tortoises and all creatures that look like tortoises including turtles. […] Freelancing on travel technology stories in the study, her chelonaphobia isn’t an inconvenience, but seeing as though virtually every day on this trip we’re at some wildlife park, it’s become one.

词源

From Ancient Greek χελώνη (khelṓnē) + -phobia.
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