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chiroptophobia

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

fear of bats (the flying mammals)

uncountable

Examples

Bruce Wayne suffers from chiroptophobia. He rarely admits it.”
Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, is a fairly common psychological trait. Even though most bats are small, timid creatures, something about those leathery wings and tiny fangs seems to trip our self-preservation alarms.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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