bufonophobia

bufonophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin būfō (“toad”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

bufonophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of toads (warty amphibians).
    • 2006, William Hartston, Mr. Hartston's Most Excellent Encyclopedia of Useless Information: The Supreme Miscellany of Fantastic Facts, London: Metro, →ISBN, page 172:
      Fear of frogs is called ranidaphobia. This should not be confused with bufonophobia, which is fear of toads, or batrachophobia, which is fear of amphibians.
    • 2006, Jean Rodenbough, Gather with the Saints, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 41:
      I found out that if you are afraid of the boogeyman, you have bogyphobia. People who are scared of toads have bufonophobia.
    • 2017, Martina Nicolls, Similar but Different in the Animal Kingdom, Strategic Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 53:
      Some people are afraid of amphibians. People who are afraid of frogs have ranidaphobia, or are called ranidaphobic. People who are afraid of toads have bufonophobia, or are called bufonophobic.
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