ornithophobe

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noun

One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds.

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Meanings

nounornithophobe (plural ornithophobes)

plural ornithophobes

  1. One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds.

    Oddly enough, eagles, hawks, and other large birds of prey are not the birds that typically terrify ornithophobes. Instead, pigeons are most often cited as triggering phobic reactions.

    1992, Don Nardo, Anxiety and Phobias, page 56

Origin

From ornitho- + -phobe.

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APA

ornithophobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithophobe

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“ornithophobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithophobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ornithophobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ornithophobe.

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