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• n  a morbid fear of cats

• Investigators have never reached a consensus on ailurophobiaextreme fear of cats.
• To such terms as ailurophobia (fear of cats) and erythrophobia (fear of blushing) may be added brownophobia (fear of other Governors) or worse, delanophobia (fear of fear itself).
• Your article on books promoting the cult of ailurophobia, the hatred or fear of cats Sept.