Sciences and Studies

This list defines 633 sciences, arts and studies of various degrees of respectability and rarity,
ranging from the common and esteemed (chemistry) to the obscure and quirky
(peristerophily). Over the past century, the range and scope of scientific endeavours has
expanded exponentially, so that practically any field of study has a name associated with it.
Most of these terms end in 'ology', from the Greek logos, meaning 'word'.
Word
acarology
accidence
aceology
acology
acoustics
adenology
aedoeology
aerobiology
aerodonetics
aerodynamics
aerolithology
aerology
aeronautics
aerophilately
aerostatics
agonistics
agriology
agrobiology
agrology
agronomics
agrostology
alethiology
algedonics
algology
anaesthesiology
anaglyptics
anagraphy
anatomy
andragogy
anemology
angelology
angiology
anthropobiology
anthropology
aphnology
apiology
arachnology

Definition
study of mites
grammar book; science of inflections in grammar
therapeutics
study of medical remedies
science of sound
study of glands
science of generative organs
study of airborne organisms
science or study of gliding
dynamics of gases; science of movement in a flow of air or gas
study of aerolites; meteorites
study of the atmosphere
study of navigation through air or space
collecting of air-mail stamps
science of air pressure; art of ballooning
art and theory of prize-fighting
the comparative study of primitive peoples
study of plant nutrition; soil yields
study of agricultural soils
study of productivity of land
science or study of grasses
study of truth
science of pleasure and pain
study of algae
study of anaesthetics
art of carving in bas-relief
art of constructing catalogues
study of the structure of the body
science of teaching adults
study of winds
study of angels
study of blood flow and lymphatic system
study of human biology
study of human cultures
science of wealth
study of bees
study of spiders

archaeology
archelogy
archology
arctophily
areology
aretaics
aristology
arthrology
astacology
astheniology
astrogeology
astrology
astrometeorology
astronomy
astrophysics
astroseismology
atmology
audiology
autecology
autology
auxology
avionics
axiology
bacteriology
balneology
barodynamics
barology
batology
bibliology
bibliotics
bioecology
biology
biometrics
bionomics
botany
bromatology
brontology
bryology
cacogenics
caliology
calorifics
cambistry
campanology
carcinology
cardiology

study of human material remains

the study of first principles
science of the origins of government
study of teddy bears
study of Mars
the science of virtue
the science or art of dining
study of joints
the science of crayfish
study of diseases of weakening and aging
study of extraterrestrial geology
study of influence of stars on people
study of effect of stars on climate
study of celestial bodies
study of behaviour of interstellar matter
study of star oscillations
the science of aqueous vapour
study of hearing
study of ecology of one species
scientific study of oneself
science of growth
the science of electronic devices for aircraft
the science of the ultimate nature of values
study of bacteria
the science of the therapeutic use of baths
science of the support and mechanics of bridges
study of gravitation
the study of brambles
study of books
study of documents to determine authenticity
study of interaction of life in the environment
study of life
study of biological measurement
study of organisms interacting in their environments
study of plants
study of food
scientific study of thunder
the study of mosses and liverworts
study of racial degeneration
study of bird's nests
study of heat
science of international exchange
the art of bell ringing
study of crabs and other crustaceans
study of the heart

caricology
carpology
cartography
cartophily
castrametation
catacoustics
catalactics
catechectics
cetology
chalcography
chalcotriptics
chaology
characterology
chemistry
chirocosmetics
chirography
chirology
chiropody
chorology
chrematistics
chronobiology
chrysology
ciselure
climatology
clinology
codicology
coleopterology
cometology
conchology
coprology
cosmetology
cosmology
craniology
criminology
cryobiology
cryptology
cryptozoology
ctetology
cynology
cytology
dactyliology
dactylography
dactylology
deltiology
demology

study of sedges
study of fruit
the science of making maps and globes
the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
the art of designing a camp
science of echoes or reflected sounds
science of commercial exchange
the art of teaching by question and answer
study of whales and dolphins
the art of engraving on copper or brass
art of taking rubbings from ornamental brasses
the study of chaos or chaos theory
study of development of character
study of properties of substances
beautifying the hands; art of manicure
study of handwriting or penmanship
study of the hands
medical science of feet
science of the geographic description of anything
the study of wealth; political economy
study of biological rhythms
study of precious metals
the art of chasing metal
study of climate
study of aging or individual decline after maturity
study of manuscripts
study of beetles and weevils
study of comets
study of shells
study of pornography
study of cosmetics
study of the universe
study of the skull
study of crime; criminals
study of life under cold conditions
study of codes
study of animals for whose existence there is no conclusive proof
study of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
scientific study of dogs
study of living cells
study of rings
the study of fingerprints
study of sign language
the collection and study of picture postcards
study of human behaviour

demonology
dendrochronology
dendrology
deontology
dermatoglyphics
dermatology
desmology
diabology
diagraphics
dialectology
dioptrics
diplomatics
diplomatology
docimology
dosiology
dramaturgy
dysgenics
dysteleology
ecclesiology
eccrinology
ecology
economics
edaphology
Egyptology
ekistics
electrochemistry
electrology
electrostatics
embryology
emetology
emmenology
endemiology
endocrinology
enigmatology
entomology
entozoology
enzymology
ephebiatrics
epidemiology
epileptology
epistemology
eremology
ergology
ergonomics
escapology

study of demons
study of tree rings
study of trees
the theory or study of moral obligation
the study of skin patterns and fingerprints
study of skin
study of ligaments
study of devils
art of making diagrams or drawings
study of dialects
study of light refraction
science of deciphering ancient writings and texts
study of diplomats
the art of assaying
the study of doses
art of producing and staging dramatic works
the study of racial degeneration
study of purposeless organs
study of church affairs
study of excretion
study of environment
study of material wealth
study of soils
study of ancient Egypt
study of human settlement
study of relations between electricity and chemicals
study of electricity
study of static electricity
study of embryos
study of vomiting
the study of menstruation
study of local diseases
study of glands
study of enigmas
study of insects
study of parasites that live inside larger organisms
study of enzymes
branch of medicine dealing with adolescence
study of diseases; epidemics
study of epilepsy
study of grounds of knowledge
study of deserts
study of effects of work on humans
study of people at work
study of freeing oneself from constraints

eschatology
ethnogeny
ethnology
ethnomethodology
ethnomusicology
ethology
ethonomics
etiology
etymology
euthenics
exobiology
floristry
fluviology
folkloristics
futurology
garbology
gastroenterology
gastronomy
gemmology
genealogy
genesiology
genethlialogy
geochemistry
geochronology
geogeny
geogony
geography
geology
geomorphogeny
geoponics
geotechnics
geratology
gerocomy
gerontology
gigantology
glaciology
glossology
glyptography
glyptology
gnomonics
gnosiology
gnotobiology
graminology
grammatology
graphemics

study of death; final matters

study of origins of races or ethnic groups
study of cultures
study of everyday communication
study of comparative musical systems
study of natural or biological character
study of economic and ethical principles of a society
the science of causes; especially of disease
study of origins of words
science concerned with improving living conditions
study of extraterrestrial life
the art of cultivating and selling flowers
study of watercourses
study of folklore and fables
study of future
study of garbage
study of stomach; intestines
study of fine dining
study of gems and jewels
study of descent of families
study of reproduction and heredity
the art of casting horoscopes
study of chemistry of the earth's crust
study of measuring geological time
science of the formation of the earth's crust
study of formation of the earth
study of surface of the earth and its inhabitants
study of earth's crust
study of the origins of land forms
study of agriculture
study of increasing habitability of the earth
study of decadence and decay
study of old age
study of the elderly; aging
study of giants
study of ice ages and glaciation
study of language; study of the tongue
the art of engraving on gems
study of gem engravings
the art of measuring time using sundials
study of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge
study of life in germ-free conditions
study of grasses
study of systems of writing
study of systems of representing speech in writing

graphology
gromatics
gynaecology
gyrostatics
haemataulics
hagiology
halieutics
hamartiology
harmonics
hedonics
helcology
heliology
helioseismology
helminthology
hematology
heortology
hepatology
heraldry
heresiology
herpetology
hierology
hippiatrics
hippology
histology
histopathology
historiography
historiology
homiletics
hoplology
horography
horology
horticulture
hydrobiology
hydrodynamics
hydrogeology
hydrography
hydrokinetics
hydrology
hydrometeorology
hydropathy
hyetology
hygiastics
hygienics
hygiology
hygrology

study of handwriting
science of surveying
study of womens physiology
the study of rotating bodies
study of movement of blood through blood vessels
study of saints
study of fishing
study of sin
study of musical acoustics
part of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure
study of ulcers
science of the sun
study of sun's interior by observing its surface oscillations
study of worms
study of blood
study of religious feasts
study of liver
study of coats of arms
study of heresies
study of reptiles and amphibians
science of sacred matters
study of diseases of horses
the study of horses
study of the tissues of organisms
study of changes in tissue due to disease
study of writing history
study of history
the art of preaching
the study of weapons
art of constructing sundials or clocks
science of time measurement
study of gardening
study of aquatic organisms
study of movement in liquids
study of ground water
study of investigating bodies of water
study of motion of fluids
study of water resources
study of atmospheric moisture
study of treating diseases with water
science of rainfall
science of health and hygiene
study of sanitation; health
hygienics; study of cleanliness
study of humidity

hygrometry
hymnography
hymnology
hypnology
hypsography
iamatology
iatrology
iatromathematics
ichnography
ichnology
ichthyology
iconography
iconology
ideogeny
ideology
idiomology
idiopsychology
immunogenetics
immunology
immunopathology
insectology
irenology
iridology
kalology
karyology
kidology
kinematics
kinesics
kinesiology
kinetics
koniology
ktenology
kymatology
labeorphily
larithmics
laryngology
lepidopterology
leprology
lexicology
lexigraphy
lichenology
limacology
limnobiology
limnology
linguistics

science of humidity
study of writing hymns
study of hymns
study of sleep; study of hypnosis
science of measuring heights
study of remedies
treatise or text on medical topics; study of medicine
archaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology
art of drawing ground plans; a ground plan
science of fossilized footprints
study of fish
study of drawing symbols
study of icons; symbols
study of origins of ideas
science of ideas; system of ideas used to justify behaviour
study of idiom, jargon or dialect
psychology of one's own mind
study of genetic characteristics of immunity
study of immunity
study of immunity to disease
study of insects
the study of peace
study of the iris; diagnosis of disease based on the iris of the eye
study of beauty
study of cell nuclei
study of kidding
study of motion
study of gestural communication
study of human movement and posture
study of forces producing or changing motion
study of atmospheric pollutants and dust
science of putting people to death
study of wave motion
collection and study of beer bottle labels
study of population statistics
study of larynx
study of butterflies and moths
study of leprosy
study of words and their meanings
art of definition of words
study of lichens
study of slugs
study of freshwater ecosystems
study of bodies of fresh water
study of language

lithology
liturgiology
loimology
loxodromy
magirics
magnanerie
magnetics
malacology
malariology
mammalogy
mange
Mariology
martyrology
mastology
mathematics
mazology
mechanics
meconology
melittology
mereology
mesology
metallogeny
metallography
metallurgy
metaphysics
metapolitics
metapsychology
meteoritics
meteorology
metrics
metrology
microanatomy
microbiology
microclimatology
micrology
micropalaeontology
microphytology
microscopy
mineralogy
molinology
momilogy
morphology
muscology
museology
musicology

study of rocks
study of liturgical forms and church rituals
study of plagues and epidemics
study of sailing along rhumb-lines
art of cookery
art of raising silkworms
study of magnetism
study of molluscs
study of malaria
study of mammals
the art of horsemanship
study of the Virgin Mary
study of martyrs
study of mammals
study of magnitude, number, and forms
mammalogy; study of mammals
study of action of force on bodies
study of or treatise concerning opium
study of bees
study of part-whole relationships
ecology
study of the origin and distribution of metal deposits
study of the structure and constitution of metals
study of alloying and treating metals
study of principles of nature and thought
study of politics in theory or abstract
study of nature of the mind
the study of meteors
study of weather
study of versification
science of weights and measures
study of microscopic tissues
study of microscopic organisms
study of local climates
study or discussion of trivialities
study of microscopic fossils
study of very small plant life
study of minute objects
study of minerals
study of mills and milling
study of mummies
study of forms and the development of structures
the study of mosses
the study of museums
study of music

mycology
myology
myrmecology
mythology
naology
nasology
nautics
nematology
neonatology
neossology
nephology
nephrology
neurobiology
neurology
neuropsychology
neurypnology
neutrosophy
nidology
nomology
noology
nosology
nostology
notaphily
numerology
numismatics
nymphology
obstetrics
oceanography
oceanology
odology
odontology
oenology
oikology
olfactology
ombrology
oncology
oneirology
onomasiology
onomastics
ontology
oology
ophiology
ophthalmology
optics
optology

study of funguses
study of muscles
study of ants
study of myths; fables; tales
study of church or temple architecture
study of the nose
art of navigation
the study of nematodes
study of newborn babies
study of nestling birds
study of clouds
study of the kidneys
study of anatomy of the nervous system
study of nervous system
study of relation between brain and behaviour
study of hypnotism
study of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
study of nests
the science of the laws; especially of the mind
science of the intellect
study of diseases
study of senility
collecting of bank-notes and cheques
study of numbers
study of coins
study of nymphs
study of midwifery
study of oceans
study of oceans
science of the hypothetical mystical force of od
study of teeth
study of wines
science of housekeeping
study of the sense of smell
study of rain
study of tumours
study of dreams
study of nomenclature
study of proper names
science of pure being; the nature of things
study of eggs
study of snakes
study of eye diseases
study of light
study of sight

optometry
orchidology
ornithology
orology
orthoepy
orthography
orthopterology
oryctology
osmics
osmology
osphresiology
osteology
otology
otorhinolaryngology
paedology
paedotrophy
paidonosology
palaeoanthropology
palaeobiology
palaeoclimatology
palaeolimnology
palaeolimnology
palaeontology
palaeopedology
paleobotany
paleo-osteology
palynology
papyrology
parapsychology
parasitology
paroemiology
parthenology
pataphysics
pathology
patrology
pedagogics
pedology
pelology
penology
periodontics
peristerophily
pestology
petrology
pharmacognosy
pharmacology

science of examining the eyes

study of orchids
study of birds
study of mountains
study of correct pronunciation
study of spelling
study of cockroaches
mineralogy or paleontology
scientific study of smells
study of smells and olfactory processes
study of the sense of smell
study of bones
study of the ear
study of ear, nose and throat
study of children
art of rearing children
study of children's diseases; pediatrics
study of early humans
study of fossil plants and animals
study of ancient climates
study of ancient fish
study of ancient lakes
study of fossils
study of early soils
study of ancient plants
study of ancient bones
study of pollen
study of paper
study of unexplained mental phenomena
study of parasites
study of proverbs
study of virgins
the science of imaginary solutions
study of disease
study of early Christianity
study of teaching
study of soils
study of mud
study of crime and punishment
study of gums
pigeon-collecting
science of pests
study of rocks
study of drugs of animal and plant origin
study of drugs

pharology
pharyngology
phenology
phenomenology
philately
philematology
phillumeny
philology
philosophy
phoniatrics
phonology
photobiology
phraseology
phrenology
phycology
physics
physiology
phytology
piscatology
pisteology
planetology
plutology
pneumatics
podiatry
podology
polemology
pomology
posology
potamology
praxeology
primatology
proctology
prosody
protistology
proxemics
psalligraphy
psephology
pseudology
pseudoptics
psychobiology
psychogenetics
psychognosy
psychology
psychopathology
psychophysics

study of lighthouses
study of the throat
study of organisms as affected by climate
study of phenomena
study of postage stamps
the act or study of kissing
collecting of matchbox labels
study of ancient texts; historical linguistics
science of knowledge or wisdom
study and correction of speech defects
study of speech sounds
study of effects of light on organisms
study of phrases
study of bumps on the head
study of algae and seaweeds
study of properties of matter and energy
study of processes of life
study of plants; botany
study of fishes
science or study of faith
study of planets
political economy; study of wealth
study of mechanics of gases
study and treatment of disorders of the foot; chiropody
study of the feet
study of war
study of fruit-growing
science of quantity or dosage
study of rivers
study of practical or efficient activity; science of efficient action
study of primates
study of rectum
study of versification
study of protists
study of mans need for personal space
the art of paper-cutting to make pictures
study of election results and voting trends
art or science of lying
study of optical illusions
study of biology of the mind
study of internal or mental states
study of mentality, personality or character
study of mind
study of mental illness
study of link between mental and physical processes

pteridology
pterylology
pyretology
pyrgology
pyroballogy
pyrography
quinology
raciology
radiology
reflexology
rhabdology
rhabdology
rheology
rheumatology
rhinology
rhochrematics
runology
sarcology
satanology
scatology
schematonics
sciagraphy
scripophily
sedimentology
seismology
selenodesy
selenology
semantics
semantology
semasiology
semiology
semiotics
serology
sexology
siderography
sigillography
significs
silvics
sindonology
Sinology
sitology
sociobiology
sociology
somatology
sophiology

study of ferns
study of distribution of feathers on birds
study of fevers
study of towers
study of artillery
study of woodburning
study of quinine
study of racial differences
study of X-rays and their medical applications
study of reflexes
knowledge or learning concerning divining rods
art of calculating using numbering rods
science of the deformation or flow of matter
study of rheumatism
study of the nose
science of inventory management and the movement of products
study of runes
study of fleshy parts of the body
study of the devil
study of excrement or obscene literature
art of using gesture to express tones
art of shading
collection of bond and share certificates
study of sediment
study of earthquakes
study of the shape and features of the moon
study of the moon
study of meaning
science of meanings of words
study of meaning; semantics
study of signs and signals
study of signs and symbols
study of serums
study of sexual behaviour
art of engraving on steel
study of seals
science of meaning
study of tree's life
study of the shroud of Turin
study of China
dietetics
study of biological basis of human behaviour
study of society
science of the properties of matter
science of ideas

soteriology
spectrology
spectroscopy
speleology
spermology
sphagnology
sphragistics
sphygmology
splanchnology
spongology
stasiology
statics
stemmatology
stoichiology
stomatology
storiology
stratigraphy
stratography
stylometry
suicidology
symbology
symptomatology
synecology
synectics
syntax
syphilology
systematology
taxidermy
tectonics
tegestology
teleology
telmatology
teratology
teuthology
textology
thalassography
thanatology
thaumatology
theology
theriatrics
theriogenology
thermodynamics
thermokinematics
thermology
therology

study of theological salvation

study of ghosts
study of spectra
study and exploration of caves
study of seeds
study of peat moss
study of seals and signets
study of the pulse
study of the entrails or viscera
study of sponges
study of political parties
study of bodies and forces in equilibrium
study of relationships between texts
science of elements of animal tissues
study of the mouth
study of folk tales
study of geological layers or strata
art of leading an army
studying literature by means of statistical analysis
study of suicide
study of symbols
study of symptoms of illness
study of ecological communities
study of processes of invention
study of sentence structure
study of syphilis
study of systems
art of curing and stuffing animals
science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms
study and collecting of beer mats
study of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
study of swamps
study of monsters, freaks, abnormal growths or malformations
study of cephalopods
study of the production of texts
science of the sea
study of death and its customs
study of miracles
study of religion; religious doctrine
veterinary medicine
study of animals' reproductive systems
study of relation of heat to motion
study of motion of heat
study of heat
study of wild mammals

thremmatology
threpsology
tidology
timbrology
tocology
tonetics
topology
toponymics
toreutics
toxicology
toxophily
traumatology
tribology
trichology
trophology
tsiganology
turnery
typhlology
typography
typology
ufology
uranography
uranology
urbanology
urenology
urology
venereology
vermeology
vexillology
victimology
vinology
virology
vitrics
volcanology
vulcanology
xylography
xylology
zenography
zoiatrics
zooarchaeology
zoochemistry
zoogeography
zoogeology
zoology
zoonomy

science of breeding domestic animals and plants

science of nutrition
study of tides
study of postage stamps
obstetrics; midwifery
study of pronunciation
study of places and their natural features
study of place-names
study of artistic work in metal
study of poisons
love of archery; archery; study of archery
study of wounds and their effects
study of friction and wear between surfaces
study of hair and its disorders
study of nutrition
study of gypsies
art of turning in a lathe
study of blindness and the blind
art of printing or using type
study of types of things
study of alien spacecraft
descriptive astronomy and mapping
study of the heavens; astronomy
study of cities
study of rust molds
study of urine; urinary tract
study of venereal disease
study of worms
study of flags
study of victims
scientific study of vines and winemaking
study of viruses
glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware
study of volcanoes
study of volcanoes
art of engraving on wood
study of wood
study of the planet Jupiter
veterinary surgery
study of animal remains of archaeological sites
chemistry of animals
study of geographic distribution of animals
study of fossil animal remains
study of animals
animal physiology

zoonosology
zoopathology
zoophysics
zoophysiology
zoophytology
zoosemiotics
zootaxy
zootechnics
zygology
zymology
zymurgy

study of animal diseases

study of animal diseases
physics of animal bodies
study of physiology of animals
study of plant-like animals
study of animal communication
science of classifying animals
science of breeding animals
science of joining and fastening
science of fermentation
branch of chemistry dealing with brewing and distilling

Scientific Instruments
Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star
Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other
scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are solved. This list defines 418
scientific instruments and technical tools used for viewing, displaying, recording and
measuring just about anything you can imagine (and some things you probably can't). Most
of these words end in "meter" (instruments for measuring), "scope" (instruments for viewing)
or "graph" (instruments for displaying and recording).
Word
absorptiometer
accelerometer
acetimeter
acidimeter
actinograph
actinometer
aerometer
aethrioscope
alcoholometer
alcovinometer
algometer
alkalimeter
altimeter
ammeter
anemograph
anemometer
areometer
arthroscope
atmometer
audiometer
auriscope

Definition
instrument for measuring solubility of gases in liquids
instrument for measuring acceleration or vibrations
instrument for measuring strength of vinegar
instrument for measuring concentration of acids
instrument used to calculate time of photographic exposure
instrument for measuring incident radiation
instrument for measuring weight or density of gas
instrument for measuring temperature variations due to sky
conditions
instrument for measuring proportion of alcohol in solutions
instrument to measure strength of wine
instrument for measuring sensitivity to pain
instrument for measuring strength of alkalines
instrument for measuring altitude
instrument for measuring electrical current
instrument for measuring pressure and velocity of wind
instrument for measuring wind velocity
instrument used for measuring specific gravity
instrument for examining interior of a joint
instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air
instrument for measuring acuity of hearing
instrument for examining the ear

auxanometer
auxometer
ballistocardiograph
barograph
barometer
baroscope
bathymeter
bathythermograph
bolometer
bronchoscope
calorimeter
cardiograph
cathetometer
ceilometer
ceraunograph
chlorometer
chromatograph
chromatoptometer
chronograph
chronometer
chronoscope
clinometer
coercimeter
colonoscope
colorimeter
colposcope
coronagraph
coulombmeter
coulometer
craniometer
cratometer
crescograph
cryometer
cryoscope
cyanometer
cyclograph
cyclometer
cymograph
cymometer
cystoscope
cytometer
decelerometer
declinometer
dendrometer

instrument for measuring growth of plants

instrument for measuring magnifying power
instrument for detecting body movements caused by heartbeat
instrument for recording air pressure
instrument for measuring air pressure
weather-glass
instrument for recording contours of deep oceans
instrument for recording water temperature as compared to depth
instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light
instrument for examining the windpipe
instrument for measuring absorbed or evolved heat
instrument for recording movements of the heart
instrument for measuring short vertical distances
instrument for measuring height of cloud ceiling above earth
instrument for recording thunder and lightning
instrument for measuring amount of chlorine in a solution
instrument for performing chromatographic separations
instrument measuring eyes' sensitivity to colour
instrument for recording the moment of an event
instrument for measuring time
instrument for measuring very short time intervals
instrument used to measure slopes and elevations
instrument for measuring coercive force
instrument for viewing the colon
instrument for measuring and determining color
instrument for viewing the neck of the uterus
instrument for viewing the corona of the sun
instrument for measuring electric charge
instrument measuring amount of substance released in
electrolysis
instrument for measuring the skull
instrument for measuring power of magnification
instrument for measuring the growth of plants
instrument for measuring low temperatures
instrument for determining freezing points of substances
instrument for measuring blueness of the sky or ocean
instrument for describing arcs of circles without compasses
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings
instrument for measuring frequency of electrical waves
instrument for examining the bladder
instrument for counting cells
instrument for measuring deceleration
instrument for measuring magnetic declination
instrument for measuring trees

densimeter
densitometer
diagometer
diagraph
diaphanometer
dichroscope
diffractometer
dilatometer
dioptometer
dipleidoscope
diplograph
dosimeter
dromometer
drosometer
durometer
dynamograph
dynamometer
ebullioscope
effusiometer
eidograph
elatrometer
electrocardiograph
electrodynamometer
electroencephalograph
electrograph
electrometer
electromyograph
electroretinograph
electroscope
ellipsograph
encephalograph
endoscope
endosmometer
epidiascope
episcope
ergograph
ergometer
eriometer
eudiometer
evaporimeter
extensometer
fathometer

instrument for measuring closeness of grain of a substance

instrument for measuring optical or photographic density
instrument for measuring electrical conductivity
instrument for enlarging or projecting drawings
instrument for measuring the transparency of air
instrument for examining crystals for dichroism
instrument for determining structure of crystal through light
diffraction
instrument for measuring expansion
instrument for measuring focus or refraction of the eyes
instrument for measuring moment when an object passes a
meridian
instrument for writing two lines of text at once
instrument for measuring dose of radiation
instrument for measuring speed
instrument for measuring dew
instrument for measuring hardness of substances
instrument for recording mechanical forces
instrument for measuring mechanical force
instrument for measuring boiling point of liquids
instrument for comparing molecular weights of gases
instrument for copying drawings
instrument for measuring gaseous pressure
instrument for recording unusual electrical fluctuations of the
heart
instrument for measuring electrical current
instrument for measuring the brain's electrical impulses
instrument for recording electrical potential
instrument for measuring electrical potential
instrument for diagnosing neuromuscular disorders
instrument for measuring electrical activity in the retina
instrument for detecting electrical charges in the body
instrument for describing ellipses
instrument for recording brain images
instrument for visualizing interior of a hollow organ
instrument for measuring osmosis into a solution
instrument for projecting images of objects
instrument for projecting images of opaque objects
instrument for measuring and recording muscular work
instrument for measuring work performed
instrument for measuring very small diameters
instrument for measuring air purity
instrument for measuring rate of evaporation
instrument for measuring deformation in object due to forces
applied
instrument for measuring underwater depth using sound

fiberscope
floriscope
flowmeter
fluorimeter
fluoroscope
focimeter
galactometer
galvanometer
galvanoscope
gasometer
gastroscope
geothermometer
goniometer
gradiometer
gravimeter
gyrograph
haptometer
harmonograph
harmonometer
helicograph
heliograph
heliometer
helioscope
hemacytometer
hippometer
hodoscope
hydrometer
hydroscope
hydrotimeter
hyetograph
hyetometer
hyetometrograph
hygrograph
hygrometer
hygroscope
hypsometer
iconometer
idiometer
inclinometer
interferometer
iriscope
katathermometer
katharometer

instrument using fiberoptics to examine inaccessible areas

instrument for inspecting flowers
instrument for measuring properties of flowing liquids
instrument for measuring fluorescence
instrument using x-rays to examine internal structure of opaque
object
instrument for measuring focal length of a lens
instrument for measuring specific gravity of milk
instrument for measuring electrical current
instrument for detecting presence and direction of electric current
instrument for holding and measuring gases
instrument for examining interior of the stomach
instrument for measuring subterranean temperatures
instrument for measuring angles between faces
instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity
instrument for measuring variations in gravitational fields
instrument for counting a wheel's revolutions
instrument measuring sensitivity to touch
instrument drawing curves representing vibrations
instrument measuring harmonic relations of sounds
instrument for drawing spirals on a plane
instrument for measuring intensity of sunlight
instrument for measuring apparent diameter of the sun
instrument for observing sun without injury to the eyes
instrument for counting blood cells
instrument to measure height of horses
instrument for tracing paths of ionizing particles
instrument for measuring specific gravity of liquids
instrument for viewing under water
instrument for measuring water hardness
instrument for recording rainfall
instrument for measuring rainfall
instrument for recording rainfall
instrument for recording variations in atmospheric humidity
instrument for measuring air moisture
instrument for displaying changes in air humidity
instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation
instrument for finding size of object by measuring its image
instrument for measuring motion of observer in relation to transit
of the heavens
instrument for measuring inclination to the horizontal of an axis
instrument for analysing spectra of light
instrument for exhibiting the prismatic colours
instrument for measuring the cooling power of air
instrument measuring changes in composition of gases

keratometer
keraunograph
kinetoscope
konimeter
koniscope
kymograph
labidometer
lactometer
lactoscope
lanameter
laparoscope
laryngoscope
leptometer
loxodograph
lucimeter
luxmeter
lysimeter
magnetograph
magnetometer
manometer
marigraph
mecometer
megameter
megascope
mekometer
meldometer
meteorograph
methanometer
microbarograph
microcalorimeter
micrograph
micrometer
micronometer
microscope
microseismograph
microseismometer
mileometer
milliammeter
myograph
myringoscope
nephelometer
nephograph
nephoscope
nitrometer

instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea

instrument for recording distant thunderstorms
instrument for producing curves by combination of circular
movements
instrument measuring amount of dust in air
instrument for measuring dust in air
instrument for recording fluid pressure
instrument for measuring size of the head of a fetus
instrument for testing relative density of milk
instrument for measuring purity or richness of milk
instrument for measuring quality of wool
instrument for viewing interior of peritoneal cavity
instrument for examining interior of the larynx
instrument for measuring oil viscosity
device used to record ship's travels
instrument for measuring light intensity
instrument for measuring illumination
instrument for measuring percolation of water through soil
instrument for recording measurements of magnetic fields
instrument for measuring intensity of magnetic fields
instrument for measuring pressure of a liquid or gas
instrument for recording tide levels
instrument for measuring length
instrument for determining longitude by observing stars
instrument for projecting an enlarged image
range-finder
instrument for measuring melting points of substances
instrument recording a variety of meteorological observations
instrument for detecting presence of methane
instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure
instrument for measuring tiny quantities of heat
instrument used to write on a very small scale
instrument for measuring very small distances
instrument for measuring short periods of time
instrument for magnifying small objects
instrument for recording small or distant earthquakes
instrument for measuring small or distant earthquakes
instrument for recording distance travelled in miles
instrument for recording very small electrical currents
instrument for recording muscular contractions
instrument for viewing the eardrum
instrument for measuring cloudiness
instrument for photographing clouds
instrument for observing direction and velocity of clouds
instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds

odograph
odometer
odontograph
oenometer
ohmmeter
oleometer
olfactometer
ombrometer
oncometer
oncosimeter
ondograph
oometer
opacimeter
opeidoscope
ophthalmometer
ophthalmoscope
opisometer
opsiometer
optometer
orchidometer
oscillograph
oscillometer
oscilloscope
osmometer
otoscope
pachymeter
pallograph
pantochronometer
pantograph
passimeter
pedometer
peirameter
pelvimeter
penetrometer
permeameter
phacometer
phaometer
pharmacometer
pharyngoscope
phonautograph
phonendoscope
phonometer
phorometer
photometer

odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled

instrument for measuring distance travelled
instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth
instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine
instrument for measuring electrical resistance
instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance
instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance
rain-gauge
instrument measuring change in size of internal organs
instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal
instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity
instrument for measuring eggs
instrument for measuring opacity
instrument for illustrating sound by means of light
instrument for measuring the eye
instrument for viewing the interior of the eye
instrument for measuring curved lines
instrument for testing vision
instrument for testing vision
instrument for measuring the size of the testicles
instrument for recording alternating current wave forms
instrument for measuring ship's rollings
instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations
instrument for measuring osmotic pressure
instrument for examining the ear
instrument for measuring small thicknesses
instrument measuring ship's vibration
combined sundial and compass
instrument for copying drawing to a different scale
instrument for issuing automatic tickets
instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot
instrument measuring resistance of road surfaces to wheel
movement
instrument for measuring the pelvis
instrument for measuring firmness or consistency of substances
instrument for measuring permeability
instrument for measuring lenses
old instrument for measuring light intensity
instrument for measuring drugs
instrument for inspecting the pharynx
instrument for recording sound vibrations
device which amplifies small sounds
instrument for measuring sound levels
instrument used to correct abnormalities in eye muscles
instrument for measuring light intensity

photopolarimeter
phototachometer
phototelegraph
phthongometer
piezometer
pitchometer
planigraph
planimeter
platometer
plegometer
plemyrameter
plethysmograph
pluviograph
pluviometer
pneometer
pneumatometer
pneumograph
polarimeter
polariscope
polygraph
porometer
poroscope
potentiometer
potometer
prisoptometer
proctoscope
psophometer
psychograph
psychrometer
psychrometer
pulsimeter
pycnometer
pyknometer
pyranometer
pyrgeometer
pyrheliometer
pyrometer
pyroscope
qualimeter
quantimeter
quantometer
rachiometer

instrument for measuring intensity and polarization of reflected

light
instrument for measuring the speed of light
instrument for transmitting drawings telegraphically
instrument measuring intensity of vowel sounds
instrument for measuring pressure or compressibility
instrument for measuring angles of ship's propeller blades
instrument for copying drawings at a different scale
instrument for measuring area of plane figures
instrument for measuring area; planimeter
instrument for measuring the strength of a blow
instrument for measuring variations in water level
instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood
flow
self-registering rain gauge
rain-meter
instrument that measures respiration
instrument for measuring quantity of air breathed
instrument for measuring and recording respiration
instrument for measuring polarised light
instrument for detecting polarized light
instrument for measuring small changes in pulse and respiration
instrument for measuring degree of porosity
instrument for investigating porosity
instrument for measuring electromotive forces
instrument measuring rate at which plants absorb water
instrument for measuring degree of astigmatism
instrument for examining the rectum
instrument measuring audible interference of electrical current
instrument that supposedly records spirit messages
instrument for measuring air moisture or temperature
instrument for measuring dryness of the atmosphere
instrument for measuring the pulse
instrument for measuring specific gravity or density
instrument for measuring specific gravities
instrument measuring solar radiation from the sky's whole
hemisphere
instrument for measuring radiation from earth
instrument for measuring heating effect of sun
instrument for measuring very high temperatures
instrument for measuring intensity of radiant heat
apparatus for measuring penetrating power of X-ray beams
apparatus for measuring quantity of X-rays
instrument for measuring proportions of elements in metallic
samples
instrument for measuring the spine

radarscope
radiogoniometer
radiometeorograph
radiometer
radioscope
ratemeter
recipiangle
reflectometer
refractometer
respirometer
retinoscope
rheometer
rhinoscope
rhythmometer
riometer
rotameter
rotameter
saccharimeter
salinometer
scintillometer
scintilloscope
sclerometer
scoliometer
scotograph
scotoscope
seismograph
seismometer
seismoscope
selenoscope
sensitometer
sepometer
serimeter
shuftiscope
siccimeter
sideroscope
sigmoidoscope
sillometer
skiascope
snooperscope
solarimeter
sonograph
spectrofluorimeter

instrument for detecting radar signals

instrument for finding direction through radio signals
instrument for measuring atmospheric conditions at high altitude
instrument measuring radiation energy
instrument for viewing objects using X-rays
instrument for measuring counting rate of electronic counters
old instrument with two arms used for measuring angles
instrument for measuring reflectance of radiant energy
instrument measuring refraction of light
instrument for measuring and studying respiration
instrument for measuring and viewing the retina
instrument that measures current
instrument for examining the nose
instrument for measuring speed of rhythms
instrument for measuring absorbed cosmic radio waves
old instrument for measuring length of curved lines
instrument consisting of glass tube with free float for measuring
liquid flow
instrument for measuring amount of sugar in a solution
instrument for measuring amount of salt in a solution
instrument measuring scintillation of star
instrument for measuring gamma rays emitted by a radioactive
body
instrument measuring hardness
instrument measuring curvature
instrument for writing without seeing
instrument for detecting objects in darkness
instrument for recording earthquakes
instrument for measuring earthquake intensity
instrument for detecting earthquakes
instrument for viewing the moon
instrument for measuring sensitivity of photographic material
instrument for measuring septic matter in the air
instrument for testing quality of silk
instrument used to explore interior of dysentery case
instrument for measuring liquid evaporation
instrument using magnets to detect presence of iron
instrument for examining the interior of the rectum and sigmoid
colon
instrument measuring speed of ship
instrument for measuring eye's refraction from movement of
shadows
instrument for viewing infrared radiation
instrument for measuring solar radiation
instrument for recording and analysing sound
instrument for measuring and recording fluorescence spectra

spectrograph
instrument for viewing a spectrum
spectroheliograph
instrument for taking pictures of the sun
spectroheliokinematograph camera for taking pictures of the sun
spectrohelioscope
instrument for viewing solar disc in light of a single wavelength
spectrometer
instrument measuring wavelengths of light of a spectrum
instrument for measuring speed of different parts of light
spectrophotometer
spectrum
spectroscope
instrument for forming spectra by dispersing rays of light
speedometer
instrument for measuring velocity
spherometer
instrument measuring curvature
sphygmograph
instrument for recording pulse
sphygmomanometer
instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
sphygmometer
instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
sphygmoscope
instrument for making arterial pulsations visible
spinthariscope
instrument for visually detecting alpha particles
spirograph
instrument recording movements of breathing
spirometer
instrument measuring lung capacity
stactometer
pipette with hollow bulb for counting drops
stadiometer
instrument for measuring the length of a curved line
stagmometer
instrument for measuring number of drops in volume of liquid
stalagmometer
instrument for measuring surface tension by drops
statoscope
instrument for measuring small changes in atmospheric pressure
stauroscope
instrument for studying structure of crystals with polarised light
stenometer
instrument for measuring distances
stereometer
instrument for measuring specific gravity
stereoscope
instrument for viewing special three-dimensional photographs
stethometer
instrument measuring chest expansion during breathing
stethoscope
instrument for detecting sounds produced by the body
strabismometer
instrument measuring degree of squinting
strabometer
instrument for measuring strabismus in the eyes
stroboscope
instrument for studying motion using flashes of light
stylometer
instrument for measuring columns
swingometer
instrument for measuring swing in votes during an election
sympiesometer
instrument for measuring pressure of a current
instrument for detecting whether two moving parts are
synchroscope
synchronized
tacheometer
instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map
instrument for rapidly showing images on a screen to test
tachistoscope
perception
tachograph
instrument for recording speed of rotation
tachometer
instrument for measuring speed of rotation
taseometer
instrument for measuring stress in a structure
tasimeter
instrument for measuring changes in pressure
taximeter
instrument for measuring fee for hired vehicle
telemeter
instrument for measuring strain or distance from observer

telescope
telespectroscope
telestereoscope
tellurometer
tenderometer
tensimeter
tensiometer
thalassometer
thermograph
thermometer
thermometrograph
thermoscope
thoracoscope
tiltmeter
tocodynamometer
tomograph
tonometer
topophone
torsiograph
transmissometer
trechometer
tremograph
tribometer
trigonometer
trocheameter
tromometer
tropometer
turbidimeter
turgometer
typhlograph
udometer
ultramicroscope
urethroscope
urinometer
vaporimeter
variometer
velocimeter
velometer
viameter
vibrograph
vibrometer
viscometer
visometer
voltameter
voltmeter

instrument for viewing objects at great distances

instrument for analysing radiation omitted by distant bodies
instrument for viewing distant objects stereoscopically
instrument using microwaves to measure distance
instrument for measuring tenderness of fruits and vegetables
instrument for measuring vapour pressure
instrument for measuring tension
instrument for measuring tides
instrument for recording changes in temperature
instrument for measuring temperature
instrument for recording changes in temperature
instrument indicating change in temperature
instrument for viewing the thorax and chest wall
instrument for measuring tilting of earth's surface
instrument for measuring uterine contractions during childbirth
instrument for viewing section of an object using X-rays
instrument measuring pitch of musical tones
instrument to determine direction and distance of a fog-horn
instrument for recording torsional vibrations on an object
instrument for measuring transmission of light through a fluid
instrument for determining distance travelled; odometer
instrument for recording involuntary muscular motion
instrument measuring friction
instrument for solving triangles
instrument counting wheel's revolutions
instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks
instrument measuring rotation
instrument for measuring turbidity of liquids
instrument for measuring turgidity
instrument to help the blind write clearly
instrument for measuring rainfall
instrument for viewing extremely small objects
instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine
instrument for measuring vapour pressure
instrument for measuring magnetic declination
instrument for measuring velocity
instrument for measuring speed of air
instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
instrument for recording vibrations
instrument for measuring vibrations
instrument for measuring viscosity
instrument for measuring focal length of the eye
instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly
instrument for measuring electrical potential

volumenometer
volumeter
wattmeter
wavemeter
weatherometer
xanthometer
xylometer
zymometer
zymosimeter

instrument for measuring volume of a solid

instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas
instrument for measuring electrical power
instrument for measuring wavelengths
instrument for measuring weather-resisting properties of paint
instrument for measuring colour of sea or lake water
instrument measuring specific gravity of wood
instrument for measuring fermentation
instrument for measuring fermentation

Unusual Animals
Over the years, a number of correspondents have written to me, asking for the names of
words for weird animals beginning with certain letters of the alphabet, especially those
beginning with x, q, and z. Here, finally, is a glossary of 320 unusual words describing
different animals, both common and obscure. The list itself will never be complete, and is
simply a selection of different species and types of animal. It is not meant to be a
representative sample of the world's faunal biodiversity - it is heavily skewed towards
mammals, for instance - and specifically excludes multi-word common names (e.g. 'wood
warbler') and purely scientific names (e.g. 'Pan troglodytes'). The words themselves are
fascinating, and reflect an extraordinary diversity of languages of origin, demonstrating the
true globalization of English over the past two centuries of exploration and imperialism. They
also tell a real story of tragedy; like some of these species themselves, the languages that
gave us many of these words have gone extinct, leaving nothing but these names for majestic
beasts, fowl, fish, and insects.
Word
aardwolf
aasvogel
aberdevine
accentor
acipenser
addax
adjutant
adzebill
aepyornis
agouti
amberjack
amphiuma
anhinga
anoa
anole
antechinus
argali
aurochs
avocet

Definition
South African carnivorous fox-like quadruped
South African vulture
alternate name for the siskin
songbird
sturgeon
spiral-horned antelope dwelling in the Sahara desert
enormous Indian stork
prehistoric flightless bird of New Zealand
gigantic flightless bird of Madagascar
tropical rabbit-sized rodent
spiny-finned Atlantic sport fish
aquatic American salamander with two pairs of small feet
long-necked fish-eating tropical American bird
small wild ox of Indonesia
arboreal American lizard with ability to change colour
carnivorous mouselike Australian marsupial
large-horned Asian wild sheep
extinct wild ox
long-legged wading bird with upward-curving bill

axolotl
aye-aye
babirusa
bandicoot
bangtail
banteng
barasingha
barbet
beira
bharal
binturong
biscacha
bittern
blauwbok
blenny
blesbok
bongo
bontbok
borzoi
brach
brachet
brandling
brocken
bulbul
bullock
cabrilla
caiman
caple
capybara
caracal
caracara
cassowary
chamois
chevrotain
chiru
chital
chuckwalla
civet
cleg
coelacanth
colobus
colocolo
colugo
conure
corella

salamander dwelling in mountainous lakes

nocturnal lemur-like animal of Madagascar
large wild pig of Indonesia
small long-nosed ratlike marsupial
mustang or wild horse
wild ox of Southeast Asia
deer dwelling in swamps of India
stout-billed tropical bird
pygmy antelope
bluish-gray Himalayan goat
civet of southeastern Asia with long prehensile tail
burrowing South American rodent
small heron
extinct bluish-coloured antelope of southern Africa
small elongated marine fish
South African antelope with white patch on forehead
reddish African antelope with white vertical stripes
South African antelope with unusual coloration
wolf-hound
female hunting hound
whelp; brat; bitch hound
striped earthworm used as fishing bait
two-year-old stag
gregarious songbird
an ox or castrated bull
Atlantic sea bass
small alligator-like reptile
a horse
tailless aquatic rodent of South America
long-legged nocturnal cat of African and Asian savannahs with long ears
long-legged South American falcon
large flightless Melanesian bird
goatlike antelope of mountainous regions of Europe
small cloven-footed deerlike animal of southeast Asia
straight-horned Tibetan antelope
Indian spotted deer
herbivorous desert-dwelling lizard
long-tailed catlike carnivorous mammal with musk glands
horse-fly
lobe-finned fish long thought to be extinct
long-tailed African monkey
wild South American cat
flying lemur
tropical parrot-like bird of Central and South America
cockateel

coypu
culex
culver
curlew
cusk
dabchick
daw
degu
desman
dhole
dibatag
dik-dik
diprotodon
dobbin
dobsonfly
douc
douroucouli
dowitcher
duarf
dugong
duiker
dunnart
earwig
echidna
eland
emmet
eyas
falanouc
falconet
fossa
francolin
froghopper
galago
galah
gannet
gaur
gayal
gelada
gemsbok
genet
gerenuk
gharial
goa
goanna
goral

large aquatic South American rodent

mosquito
dove or pigeon
long-legged migratory bird with downward-curving bill
large Atlantic fish like the cod
small grebe
simpleton; bird of the crow family
rat-like rodent of South America
aquatic insectivorous musk-secreting Russian rat
wild Asian dog
Somali antelope with recurved horns
small east African antelope
gigantic prehistoric marsupial with two incisors in lower jaw
workhorse
soft-bodied insect with large mandibles
southern Chinese monkey
small South American nocturnal monkey
long-billed North American wading bird
fictitious nineteen-toed fish of Erewhon
aquatic herbivorous mammal like the manatee
small African antelope
mouse-like marsupial with pointed snout
a small insect; to bias; to pester with demands; to eavesdrop
Australian toothless spined monotreme resembling a hedgehog
large heavily built African antelope
ant
unfledged falcon or other bird of prey
carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar
small variety of falcon
carnivorous mongoose-like mammal of Madagascar
type of Asian and African partridge
leaping and spitting insect
woolly long-tailed nocturnal lemur (bush baby)
blue-gray Australian cockatoo
large white Atlantic seabird
wild ox
domesticated ox with tufted tail, native to south Asia
long-haired Ethiopian baboon
large South African antelope
spotted long-tailed carnivorous mammal like the civet
long-necked antelope with large eyes
large Indian crocodile with long snout
Tibetan gazelle with backward-curving horns
large Australian lizard
small horned antelope living in mountainous regions of south Asia

gowk
graphiure
grayling
grebe
grilse
grison
grivet
grysbok
guenon
guereza
guillemot
gundi
gymnure
hammerkop
harrier
havier
hellbender
hoatzin
hocco
hogget
huemul
hutia
hyrax
ibex
ibis
ichneumon
iguana
iiwi
ipiti
isatis
ithomiid
iulus
izard
jabiru
jacana
jade
jennet
jerboa
jiboya
junco
jurel
kagu
kaka
kea
keffel

a cuckoo; a fool
African rodent with pencil-thin tail
silver-grey freshwater fish
diving bird resembling the loon
salmon first returning to the river from the sea
weasel-like tropical American gray and black carnivore
white and olive tufted African monkey
small speckled south African antelope
small, slender bearded African monkey
black and white Ethiopian tufted monkey
narrow-billed Atlantic auk
desert-dwelling small rodent of northern Africa with bristles on feet
hairy hedgehog
brown African heron with hammer-shaped crest on head
medium-sized scenting dog for hunting hares
castrated deer
large flat North American aquatic salamander
South American tropical bird whose young have clawed wings
South American bird resembling a turkey
one-year-old sheep or colt
yellow-brown South American deer
large Caribbean rat-like rodent
small rodent-like ungulate
wild mountain goat with recurved horns
large stork-like bird; a pale apricot colour
small mongoose-like carnivorous quadruped
large tropical New World lizard
bright red Hawaiian bird
a small antelope
Arctic fox
tropical South American butterfly
millipede
goatlike antelope found in the Pyrenees
large tropical stork with massive bill
long-toed tropical freshwater wading bird
pitiful horse; a nag
small Spanish horse
nocturnal desert-dwelling jumping rodent
boa constrictor
North American finch
coastal fish of southern United States
long-legged bird of New Caledonia
olive-brown parrot native to New Zealand
green parrot of New Zealand
a horse; a nag

kereru
kiang
kine
kinkajou
kleenebok
klipspringer
knobber
kob
kouprey
kudu
kyloe
lammergeier
langur
lechwe
leopon
leveret
limpkin
linsang
lorikeet
loris
lutung
malbrouck
mangabey
markhor
meerkat
morel
muntjac
murre
nightjar
numbat
nutria
nyala
octodont
okapi
olm
onager
onocrotal
oribi
oropendola
oryx
ouzel
oystercatcher
palfrey
pangolin
peccary

pigeon variety of New Zealand

wild Tibetan horse
cows
carnivorous South American raccoon-like mammal
small South African antelope
small African antelope
a stag in its second year
African water antelope
wild ox of Cambodia
African antelope with spiralling horns
small long-haired cattle
giant vulture-like bird of prey
long-tailed Indian monkey
light brown water antelope of South Africa
crossbreed between a leopard and a lion
a hare in its first year; a mistress
Caribbean crane-like bird
white civet-like Javanese mammal
brightly coloured southeast Asian parrot
large-eyed south Asian arboreal primate
small monkey of Malaysia
arboreal monkey of West Africa
long-tailed tropical African monkey
reddish-grey central Asian wild goat
small long-tailed African ground squirrel or mongoose
dark-coloured horse; blackish colour
small tusked East Asian deer
white-breasted North Atlantic seabird
nocturnal insectivorous Old World migratory bird
termite-eating anteater-like marsupial with white stripes
amphibious South American rodent
large south African antelope
degu
short-necked giraffe
blind aquatic cave-dwelling European salamander
Asiatic wild ass
old term for the pelican
small African antelope with vertical horns
tropical oriole living in long hanging nests
large antelope of Africa and Arabia with long horns
blackbird; a dark-haired person
wading shorebird with reddish bill
riding horse, especially one for a lady
scaly insectivorous mammal with elongated snout
tropical New World piglike mammal

percheron
petrel
phalarope
phoenicopter
pichi
pichiciego
pika
porbeagle
potto
pratincole
prion
pudu
puku
quarrion
quaviver
quawk
quelea
querquedule
quetzal
queyock
quickhatch
quinnat
quokka
quoll
raad
rach
ratel
reebok
reedbuck
rooibok
rooirhebok
rorqual
rosella
saiga
saki
sambar
scanderoon
seriema
serow
serval
shearling
siamang
siskin
sitatunga
skink

dappled cart horse

long-winged seabird with hooked bill
migratory shorebird with lobed feet
flamingo
small dark Argentinian armadillo
small South American armadillo
rabbit-like mountain-dwelling mammal with rounded ears
shark with a pointed snout
small nocturnal West African monkey
fork-tailed, long-winged Australian bird
small Antarctic petrel
small Chilean deer
red Central African antelope
Australian parrot like the cockatiel
fish otherwise known as the sea-dragon or dragonet
black-crowned night heron
an African weaver-bird
pin-tail duck; a teal
gold and green bird with long tail feathers
heifer
wolverine
the king salmon
short-tailed wallaby
native cat-like marsupial of Australia
electric catfish
dog that hunts by scent
honey-eating Old World badger
small South African antelope
antelope frequenting reeds
impala
reddish South African antelope
large whale with dorsal fin
bright-coloured Australian parakeet
migratory Russian antelope
South American monkey
large reddish deer of southern Asia
homing pigeon
large crested Brazilian bird
Himalayan and South Asian goatlike antelope
tawny carnivorous South African catlike quadruped
one-year-old sheep
southeast Asian gibbon-like black ape
small finch-like songbird
medium-sized east African antelope with elongated hooves
small north African lizard

skua
solenodon
sounder
spatangoid
springbok
springhare
steenbok
stellion
stirk
sumpter
sunbittern
suni
tabanid
tahr
takin
tamandua
tamaraw
tarpan
tayra
teg
tenrec
thamin
thylacine
tinamou
titi
topi
trogon
tsessebe
tuatara
tucutucu
turaco
tuza
uakari
uguisu
uintathere
uraster
urial
urochs
uromastix
urraca
urubu
vaquita
vedalia
vicuna
vireo

large north Atlantic gull

large Caribbean ratlike insectivore with long snout
herd of pigs; young boar
kind of sea-urchin
South African antelope known for leaping
South African jumping hare
small South African antelope
lizard with starry spots
yearling ox or cow; pasture for yearlings
pack horse; beast of burden
brightly coloured South American bird
dwarfed southern African antelope
blood-sucking insect; gad-fly
wild Asian goat with shaggy reddish coat
heavily built Himalayan goatlike ruminant
arboreal New World anteater with hairless tail
water buffalo
small wild horse of southern Russia
small South American weasel-like carnivore
a sheep in its second year; the fleece of such a sheep
spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar
small deer with curved horns, native to southeast Asia
extinct doglike marsupial of Tasmania
ground-dwelling South American bird
small South American arboreal monkey
reddish-brown antelope of sub-Saharan Africa
tropical bird with brilliant plumage
central African antelope with lyre-shaped horns
spiny reptile of New Zealand with vestigial third eye
rat-like burrowing South American rodent
crested African colourful bird with long tail and red wings
Mexican pouched rodent
short-tailed, long-haired monkey
olive-plumed bush warbler
extinct Pleistocene hoofed herbivore
starfish
wild central Asian sheep with reddish coat and long curved horns
extinct wild ox or bison
spiky-tailed ground-dwelling lizard
noisy South American bird
black tropical New World vulture
small porpoise living in the Gulf of California
Australian pest-eating ladybug
soft-fleeced Andean ruminant
olive-gray insectivorous American bird

viscacha
wapiti
wether
whiffet
whitecoat
widgeon
wisent
woolbird
xanthareel
xeme
xenops
xenurine
xiphias
xiphosuran
yabby
yaffingale
yakow
yapok
yeanling
yelt
yelting
yowie
zander
zebrinny
zebrule
zebu
zemni
zeren
zho
zokor
zonure
zyzzyva

South American burrowing rodent

elk
castrated ram
paltry person; little dog
white-furred seal pup
freshwater duck
extinct European bison
sheep
yellow eel formerly used in medicinal foods
fork-tailed gull
a small tropical rainforest bird
species of armadillo
swordfish
horseshoe crab
small edible freshwater crayfish
green woodpecker
animal crossbred from male yak and domestic cow
an amphibious opossum of South America
lamb; kid
a young sow
glass-eyed snapper
a little ewe
a variety of European perch
offspring of male horse and female zebra
hybrid offspring of male zebra and female horse
ox with hump and dewlap
blind mole-rat
light brown Mongolian gazelle
cross between a yak and a cow
central Asian mole-like burrowing rodent
small South African lizard
South American weevil

Love and Attraction

While this list might seem a bit risqu judging from its title, it's not as bad (or good) as you
might think. Each of these 114 weird words contains the word element "phil", from ancient
Greek phileein to love, and so a 'philia' is a special love, affection, attraction or preference for
a certain type of thing. From aerophilately - a pastime practiced by few - to zoophily - a
pastime hopefully practiced by few, but unfortunately not - if you're a logophile, you'll love
this list. Incidentally, since "zoophily" is regularly one of the Phrontistery's top keywords, a
note to any aspiring zoophilists: There's nothing to see here! Get out! As for the rest of you,
enjoy! To complement this list of philias, you may also find my list of manias to be of
interest.
Word

Definition

aerophilately
ailurophilia
ammophilous
anemophilous
anglophilia
anthophilous
apodysophilia
arctophily
astrophile
audiophile
belonephilia
bibliophily
canophilia
cartophily
chasmophilous
chiropterophilous
chromophilous
chrysophilist
clinophilia
coprophilia
cynophilist
dendrophilous
discophile
electrophile
entomophilous
ergophile
Europhile
Francophile
Gallophile
geophilous
Germanophilia
gerontophilia
gynotikolobomassophile
haemophilia
halophilous
heliophilous
hippophile
homophile
hydrophilous
hygrophilous
iconophilism
japanophilia
labeorphily
limnophilous
lithophilous

collecting of air-mail stamps

love of cats
sand-loving; preferring to dwell in sand
pollinated by wind
love or fondness for England or the English
loving or frequenting flowers
feverish desire to undress
study of teddy bears
person interested in astronomy
one who loves accurately reproduced recorded sound
sexual obsession with sharp objects
love or fondness for books or reading
love or fondness for dogs
the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
fond of nooks, crevices and crannies
pollinated or frequented by bats
staining easily
gold-lover
passion for beds
abnormal love or fondness for feces
one who loves dogs
fond of trees
one who loves and studies sound recordings
substance having an affinity for electrons or negative charge
adapted for pollination by insects
one who loves work
one who loves Europe
one who loves France or the French
one who loves France or the French
living in or near the ground
love or fondness for Germany or the Germans
sexual attraction towards the elderly
one who nibbles on womens earlobes
hereditary disease causing excesssive bleeding
tolerant of salt or salt-water
preferring or attracted to the sunlight
lover of horses
one who prefers the company of the same sex; a homosexual
loving or preferring water
preferring or living where there is an abundance of moisture
a taste for pictures and symbols
love or admiration for Japan or the Japanese
collection and study of beer bottle labels
living in ponds or marshes
living among stones

logophile
lygophilia
lyophile
malacophilous
myrmecophilous
necrophilia
negrophile
nemophilist
neophile
nitrophilous
notaphily
oenophile
ombrophilous
ophiophilist
ornithophilous
paedophilia
palaeophile
paraphilia
peristerophily
petrophilous
philalethist
philately
philhippic
phillumeny
philocaly
philodemic
philogyny
philomath
philonoist
philopornist
philotechnical
philotherianism
philoxenia
photophilous
phytophilous
pogonophile
psammophile
psychrophilic
retrophilia
rheophile
rhizophilous
Russophile
sarcophilous
sciophilous
scopophilia

a lover of words
love of darkness
easily dispersed in a suitable medium
pollinated by snails
having a symbiotic relationship with ants
unusual love or sexual attraction for corpses
one who is sympathetic towards black people
one who loves the woods
one who loves novelty and trends
flourishing in or preferring locations with abundant nitrogen
collecting of bank-notes and cheques
one who is fond of or loves wine
tolerant of large amounts of rainfall
snake-lover
pollinated by birds
abnormal love or sexual attraction for children
antiquarian
any abnormal sexual attraction
pigeon-collecting
living on or thriving in rocky areas
lover of truth
study of postage stamps
loving or admiring horses
collecting of matchbox labels
love of beauty
fond of commoners or the lower classes
love of women
lover of learning
one who seeks knowledge
lover of prostitutes
devoted to the arts
love of animals
hospitality
preferring or thriving in lighted conditions
fond of plants
one who loves beards
sand-loving plant
thriving in cold temperatures
love of things of the past
living or thriving in running water
growing or thriving on or near roots
one who admires Russia or the Russians
fond of flesh
thriving in or loving shady conditions
obtaining sexual pleasure from seeing things

Scotophilia
scripophily
Sinophile
Slavophile
spermophile
stegophilist
stigmatophilia
symphily
technophile
thalassophilous
theophile
thermophilous
timbrophily
tobaccophile
topophilia
toxophily
tropophilous
turophile
typhlophile
xenophilia
xerophily
xylophilous
zoophilia
zoophily

admiration for Scotland or the Scots

collection of bond and share certificates
one who admires China or the Chinese
one who admires the Slavs
member of family of seed-loving rodents
one who climbs buildings for sport
obsession with tattooing or branding
living together for mutual benefit
one who is fond of technology
living in or fond of the sea
one who loves or is loved by God
preferring or thriving in high temperatures
love or fondness for stamps; stamp-collecting
one who loves tobacco
great love or affection for a particular place
love of archery; archery; study of archery
flourishing in seasonal extremes of climate
cheese lover
one who is kind to the blind
love of foreigners
adaptation to very dry conditions
fond of wood; living in or on wood
loving or caring for animals; bestiality
loving or caring for animals; bestiality

Units of Measurement
Do you know the story of the facetious unit of beauty called the 'millihelen'? Since it is that
the astonishingly beautiful Helen of Troy had 'a face that launched a thousand ships', a
millihelen is a unit of beauty equal to the ability to launch one ship. None of the 153 units of
measurement below is as interesting as that, but they just might be more useful, often in
scientific and technical contexts. The proper unit is a tool to allow us to measure and organize
the world - by length, volume, energy, or some other aspect of reality. And hey, we all love
reality, don't we? I've avoided the simplest metric and imperial measures (gram, foot, metre,
inch, etc.), but almost all the rest should be there.
Word

Definition
aam
archaic unit of liquid measure ranging from 37 to 41 gallons of wine
abampere
unit equivalent to 10 amperes
abvolt
unit of electrical potential equal to one hundred millionth of a volt
acre-breadth
old unit of length of 22 yards
ampere
unit for measuring amount of electrical current
angstrom
unit of one ten-billionth of a meter
arpent
unit of land area slightly smaller than an acre
astronomical unit unit of distance equal to the distance from the earth to the sun

bar
barleycorn
barn
baud
bel
butt
calorie
candela
carat
centner
chain
chaldron
clove
cord
coulomb
cubit
curie
cusec
dalton
darcy
dash
decibel
denier
digit
dioptre
dol
dram
dyne
elephant
ell
em
erg
face-cord
farad
fathom
fermi
fifth
firkin
footlambert
fresnel
furlong
gal
gamma
gauss
gilbert

unit of pressure of one million dynes per square centimeter

old unit of length equal to one-third inch
unit of area measurement of particles equal to 100 square femtometres
unit of data transmission speed of one signal event per second
unit of noise intensity equal to ten decibels
unit of volume equal to two hogsheads or 126 gallons
unit of heat or heat-producing value
unit of luminous intensity
unit of weight of precious stones equal to 200 milligrams
old unit of weight equal to about 110 pounds
unit of length equal to 22 yards
old unit of dry volume equal to between 32 and 72 bushels
old weight of seven to ten pounds for wool or cheese
unit of wood equal to 128 cubic feet
unit of electrical charge of one ampere over period of one second
unit of length equal to 18 inches
unit of radioactive decay and intensity
unit of liquid flow equal to one cubic foot per second
unit of atomic mass
unit of permeability of rock to various substances
non-specific very small unit of measurement used in cooking
unit for measuring sound intensity
unit of yarn fineness
unit of length equal to 3/4 of an inch
unit of measurement of power of lens or eye
unit for measuring intensity of pain
unit of weight equal to 1/16 of an ounce
unit of force to accelerate 1 gram to 1 cm per second per second
large unit of paper measurement equal to 28 by 23 inches
old unit of length equal to 45 inches
unit of measuring width of typeface where width of letters equals height
unit of work measuring force of one dyne applied over one centimeter
unit of wood measurement equal to a stack four by eight feet in volume
unit measuring electrical capacitance
unit of length equal to six feet used to measure depth of water
unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a metre
unit of measure of liquor equal to one fifth of a gallon
old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barrel
unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot
unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz
unit of distance equal to 220 yards
unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanotesla
unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1/10000 tesla
unit of magnetomotive force

gill
grain
gray
hand
henry
hertz
hide
hobbet
hogshead
horsepower
hundredweight
jansky
jiffy
joule
karat
kelvin
kilderkin
kilobase
kip
lambert
langley
league
link
lumen
lux
magneton
maxwell
mecate
megadeath
mho
mil
minim
mnemon
mole
morgan
morgen
mutchkin
nail
neper
newton
oersted
ohm
osmol
palm

unit of liquid volume equal to one-quarter pint

unit of weight equal to 1/7000 of a pound
unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to 100 rads
unit for measuring height of horses equal to 4 inches
unit of electrical inductance
unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
old unit of land area equal to 120 acres
measure of two and a half bushels
unit of capacity equal to 63 gallons
unit of power equal to 550 foot-pounds of work per second
unit of weight of 100 pounds (112 pounds in UK)
unit of strength of radio wave emission
unit of time used in computing equal to 1/100 second; any small unit of
time
unit of work done by force of one newton over distance of one meter
unit of fineness of gold equal to 1/24 part of pure gold
unit of temperature based on absolute zero, equal to 1 degree Celsius
old unit of capacity equal to 1/2 barrel or 18 gallons
unit of measure of length of nucleic acid chain equal to 1000 base pairs
unit of weight equivalent to 1000 pounds
unit of brightness of light
unit of solar radiation
unit of distance of between 2.4 and 4.6 miles
unit of length used by surveyors, equal to 7.92 inches
unit of luminous flux
unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter
unit of the quantized magnetic moment of a particle
unit of magnetic flux
old Mexican measure of about one-tenth of an acre
unit of fatality equal to one million deaths
unit of electrical conductance
unit of 1/1000 inch used for measuring thickness of wire
unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces
unit of memory, largely hypothetical
unit of substance equal to number of atoms as 12 grams of carbon-12
unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome
unit of land area slightly more than two acres
old unit of liquid measurement equal to 3/4 of an imperial pint
old measure of two and a quarter inches
unit for expressing ratio of two currents or voltages
unit of force that accelerates 1 kilogram to 1 meter / second / second
unit of magnetic field strength
unit of electrical resistance of circuits
unit of osmotic pressure
unit of length equivalent to width or length of the hand

parsec
pascal
peck
pennyweight
phon
photon
pica
pipe
pitch
point
poise
pole
pottle
poundal
probit
quad
quarter
quintal
quire
rad
radian
rod
roentgen
rood
rundlet
rutherford
sabin
scruple
shake
siemens
slug
sone
span
stack
stone
svedberg
tesla
tex
therblig
therm
thirdendeal
tod
tog
ton

unit of interstellar distance equal to 3.26 light-years

unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts
unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains
unit of loudness of sound as heard by listeners
unit of brightness of light as received at the retina
unit of typeface equal to about 1/6 of an inch
unit of liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads
unit of typeface equal to number of characters per inch
unit of typeface equal to 1/72 of an inch
unit of viscosity of liquids
unit of area equal to a square rod
unit of liquid measurement of two quarts, or one-half gallon
unit of force that accelerates 1 pound to 1 foot / second / second
unit of measurement of statistical probability
unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units
unit of weight equal to 28 pounds
unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
unit of 24 sheets of paper
unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
unit of plane angular measurement, approximately 57.3 degrees
unit of length equal to 1/320 of a mile
unit of x-radiation or gamma radiation
old unit of land area equal to 1/4 acre
old liquid measure equal to about 15 gallons
unit of radioactive decay equal to 1 million disintegrations per second
unit of acoustic absorption of one square foot of a perfect absorber
unit of weight used by apothecaries equal to 1/24 of an ounce
unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear
processes
unit of electrical conductance equivalent to one ampere per volt
unit of gravitational mass of approximately 32.174 pounds
unit of loudness on a scale based on subjective or perceived loudness
unit of distance equal to handspread or nine inches
old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet
unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
unit of time used to measure sedimentation velocity
unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
unit of measurement of fineness of fibres and yarn
unit of work for quantifying industrial operations
unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
old liquid measure of three pints; one-third of anything
old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds
unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric
unit of cooling power equal to 12,000 BTU per hour

torr
tun
vara
verst
virgate
volt
watt
weber
wey
yardland
yrneh
zolotnik

unit of pressure equal to 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure

unit of liquid capacity of 252 gallons
unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches
unit of distance equal to approximately 2/3 of a mile
old unit of land area usually equal to 30 acres or 1/4 hide
unit of electrical potential difference and electromotive force
unit of power equal to one joule per second
unit of magnetic flux equal to 100 million maxwells
old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels
unit of land area equal to 30 acres
unit of reciprocal inductance
old Russian unit of weight equal to 1/6 of an ounce

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AAblutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.

Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
Acerophobia- Fear of sourness.
Achluophobia- Fear of darkness.
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Acrophobia- Fear of heights.
Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious
substances.
Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
Agateophobia- Fear of insanity.
Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places
like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
Algophobia- Fear of pain.
Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
Altophobia- Fear of heights.
Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
Androphobia- Fear of men.
Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.

Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.

Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the
mouth.
Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
Astrophobia- Fear of stars or celestial space.
Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
Atomosophobia- Fear of atomic explosions.
Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic
creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.

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Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
Bathmophobia- Fear of stairs or steep slopes.

Bathophobia- Fear of depth.

Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders,
etc.
Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
Bogyphobia- Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman.
Botanophobia- Fear of plants.
Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.

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Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia,
Psychophobia)
Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
Chirophobia- Fear of hands.
Chiroptophobia- Fear of bats.
Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
Chronophobia- Fear of time.
Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia)
Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.

Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.

Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs.
Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.
Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
Consecotaleophobia- Fear of chopsticks.
Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
Cymophobia or Kymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia - Fear
of prostitutes or venereal disease.

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Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin
disease.
Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Disposophobia- Fear of throwing stuff out. Hoarding.
Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia,

Oikophobia)
Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.
Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.

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Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
Ecophobia- Fear of home.
Eicophobia- Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia)
Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable
sin or of criticism.
Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of
operating.
Ergophobia- Fear of work.
Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2)
Blushing. 3) Red.

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Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia,
Gatophobia)
Francophobia- Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia,
Psychrophobia)

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Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia)
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
Gelotophobia- Fear of being laughed at.
Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
Genophobia- Fear of sex.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing
bridges.
Germanophobia- Fear of Germany or German culture.
Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.

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Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of
radical deviation.
Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.

Hominophobia- Fear of men.

Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of
becoming homosexual.
Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.

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Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
Iophobia- Fear of poison.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.

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Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.

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Kainolophobia or Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
Katsaridaphobia- Fear of cockroaches.
Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia)
Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.

Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.

Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Kymophobia- Fear of waves. (Cymophobia)
Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.

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Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
Linonophobia- Fear of string.
Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
Logophobia- Fear of words.
Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.

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Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.

Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.

Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
Microphobia- Fear of small things.
Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs.
Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice.
Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)

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Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night
Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.

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Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia,
Eicophobia)
Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
Omphalophobia- Fear of belly buttons.
Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain
medications for patients.
Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes.
Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
Orthophobia- Fear of property.
Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
Ouranophobia or Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.

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Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
Pedophobia- Fear of children.
Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.

Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.

Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
Photophobia- Fear of light.
Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
Proctophobia- Fear of rectums.
Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
Pupaphobia - Fear of puppets.
Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.

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Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of
being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
Russophobia- Fear of Russians.

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Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Selachophobia- Fear of sharks.
Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.

Sophophobia- Fear of learning.

Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking.
(Ambulophobia)
Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.

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Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
Technophobia- Fear of technology.
Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or
deformed people.
Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being
accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.

Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.

Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia,
Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.

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Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.

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Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia- Fear of words.
Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.

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Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.

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Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xenoglossophobia- Fear of foreign languages.
Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
Xyrophobia-Fear of razors.

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Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
Zoophobia- Fear of animals.