Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ornithophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-nitho-phobe
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ornitho- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ornitho
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

ornithophobes (plural)

Questions

What does ornithophobe mean?: One who exhibits ornithophobia, the fear of birds.
Where does ornithophobe come from?: From ornitho- + -phobe.

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