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arachnophobia
a·rach·no·pho·bi·a [ ə ràknə fṓbee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
fear of spiders: an unusually strong fear of spiders
[Early 20th century. < Greek arakhnē "spider"]

a·rach·no·phobe [ ə ráknə fb ] noun
a·rach·no·pho·bic [ ə ràknə fṓbik ] adjective
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