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Meaning of apifobia



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apifobia
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It is the fear of bees, wasps, and especially their stings. The etymology is curious, because it comes from the Latin apis, is ("bee"), when there is already a completely Greek synonym like melisophobia, and I found no reason to differentiate one from the other. See suffix -phobia .

  



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See: Melisofobia.

  

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It is defined as a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of bees or wasps.

  










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