ranidaphobia

Definition

The fear of frogs, or both frogs and toads.

Etymology

From translingual Ranidae + -phobia.

Example Sentences

• "Now, you have no reason to suffer from ranidophobia – the fear of frogs."
• "One published case documented a woman who developed ranidaphobia, as it is known, after running over a knot of frogs with a lawn-mower."
• "However Marinaccio's ranidaphobia may soon be quieted, as Clarence, N.Y., recently awarded him a $1.6 million settlement after he sued both the town and development firm Kieffer Enterprises for diverting the water runoff from a nearby development onto his land."