pithecophobia

English

Etymology

From pitheco- +‎ phobia.

Noun

pithecophobia (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) The fear of apes and monkeys.
  2. (biology) A distate for apes and monkeys, extending to discomfort with the notion that humans evolved from apes.
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