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What would a phobia of bees and wasps be called?

Question #35672. Asked by elizabethmc.

mochyn
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mochyn
22 year member
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Apiphobia is the fear of bees.

Jun 30 2003, 11:39 AM
mibmob
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mibmob
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1273 replies

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Vespaphobia for wasps.

Jun 30 2003, 11:55 AM
elizabethmc
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elizabethmc
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Where do they get all these names from? Can't it just be beephobia or waspaphobia?

Jun 30 2003, 11:58 AM
riotgrrl
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riotgrrl
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They're derived from the Latin. You can see other words with the same roots: another word for a beehive is an apiary, and those Italian scooters are called Vespas.

Jun 30 2003, 12:00 PM
sequoianoir
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sequoianoir
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Melissophobia is also a fear of bees, and spheksophobia is a fear of wasps.

Jun 30 2003, 12:38 PM
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