Agrizoophobia

Agrizoophobia is a fear of wild animals, a type of specific phobia.[1] Many people suffer from agrizoophobia, especially those who were raised in isolated urban areas. This is particularly true of individuals born into an urban lifestyle.

The term agrizoophobia comes from Greek ἄγριος - agrios, "wild",[2] ζῷον - zōon, "animal"[3] and φόβος - phobos, "fear".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Dictionary.com: agrizoophobia
  2. ↑ ἄγριος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
  3. ↑ ζῷον, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
  4. ↑ φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
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