galeophobia
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- The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.
- The irrational fear of cats or felines.
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From Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós), a type of shark with weasel-like markings, derived from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, cat”) + -phobia.
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