Meaning of molluscophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

The fear of molluscs.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“Mrs. Blethering herself was not overly bright but, worse yet, was afflicted by molluscophobia (a fear of slugs and snails), which might explain⟳ why she devised ever more gruesome methods of slug assassination.”

“A recent estimate⟳ suggests that 10,000 tonnes of whelks are landed in the UK each year. But nearly all of those get⟳ exported to South-East Asia. Why? Molluscophobia? Possibly.”

“For years I had been carrying the burden of molluscophobia, an extreme fear of snails. The presence of a snail could reduce⟳ me to an uncontrollable and quivering wreck within seconds.”

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