entomophobe

entomophobe

English

Etymology

entomo- +‎ -phobe

Noun

entomophobe (plural entomophobes)

1. A person who fears or dislikes insects.
   • 2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects

     We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach […]

Related terms

• entomophobia