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- noun The
fear oftouching thefur orskin of ananimal .
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Examples
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Friday the 13th paraskavedekatriaphobia frost, ice, extreme cold cryophobia fur, animal skin doraphobia gaiety cherohobia garlic alliumphobia genitals (female) eurotophobia germs spermatophobia or spermophobia
pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2003
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(_American Journal of Psychology_, vol. viii, p. 213) has obtained as many as 111 well-developed cases of fear of fur, or, as he terms it, doraphobia, in some cases appearing as early as the age of 6 months, and he gives many examples.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women Havelock Ellis 1899
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The closest I’d been able to get was doraphobia — the fear of the fur or skin of animals.
Warning Signs White, Stephen, 1951- 2002
sionnach commented on the word doraphobia
Fear of furry doors. Hmmm. Whatever could that mean?
November 12, 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word doraphobia
JM ha leído en alguna parte que Dora el explorador tiene doraphobia y es totalmente vegan.
January 9, 2010