Etymology

pteronophobia

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Today it means: The fear of feathers. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πτερόν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπτερόν“feather”
  2. English todaypteronophobia

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “feather”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπτερόν all →

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