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ornithophobia
Sign in to savethumb|A mosaic in the London Underground depicting a woman being attacked by birds, based on the 1963 horror movie The Birds Ornithophobia is the abnormal and irrational fear of birds, as well as a type of specific phobia. The term may also refer to strong dislike of birds. People with ornithophobia are often afraid of specific types of birds, for example chickens, ducks, and/or pest birds in grain-producing areas.
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- Instance of
- phobia
- Subclass of
- animal phobia
- Main subject
- bird
- Image
- Leytonstone tube station - Hitchcock Gallery- The Birds (1963) (geograph 4081902).jpg
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thumb|A mosaic in the London Underground depicting a woman being attacked by birds, based on the 1963 horror movie The Birds Ornithophobia is the abnormal and irrational fear of birds, as well as a type of specific phobia. The term may also refer to strong dislike of birds. People with ornithophobia are often afraid of specific types of birds, for example chickens, ducks, and/or pest birds in grain-producing areas.
The prefix ornitho- signifies "of or pertaining to birds", from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, "bird").
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