zoophobiahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoophobia_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezoophobia, n.
Revised 2017

zoophobianoun

  1. 1888–
    Fear of or strong aversion to animals.
    1. 1888
      Zoophobia was so intense that the sight of hens, cats, etc., caused pallor, tremor, etc.
      American Journal of Psychology vol. 1 356
    2. 1901
      Experience of superior faculty awakens consciousness of superior power..and rends the shackles of zoöphobia.
      American Anthropologist vol. 3 12
    3. 2015
      The tabby kitten was a quivering mass of fur and bones when my mother scooped her up from the roadside and brought her home. My sister, with her zoophobia, promptly locked herself inside the kitchen.
      Northlines (New Delhi, India) (Nexis) 2 October

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.