caniphobia
English
Noun
caniphobia (uncountable)
- An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines; cynophobia.
- 1887, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, p. 163.
- The dog scare seems to occupy a large share of public attention just at present, and many are suffering from a very mild form of—shall it be styled "lyssaphobia"? or perhaps the mongrel expression "caniphobia" would fit better.
- 1957, Eric Frank Russell, "Into Your Tent I'll Creep", Analog Science Fact, Science Fiction, Volume 60, pg. 63
- "I can invent a word for your mental condition," said Haraka. "You're suffering from caniphobia."
- 1887, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, p. 163.