chiroptophobia

English

Etymology

From Chiroptera (taxonomic order of bats) + -phobia.

Noun

chiroptophobia (uncountable)

1. fear of bats (the flying mammals)
   • 2011, Stephen McDonald, William Salomone, The Writer's Response, page 111:

     Bruce Wayne suffers from chiroptophobia. He rarely admits it.

   • 2011, Linda S. Godfrey, Monsters of Wisconsin, page 37:

     Chiroptophobia, or the fear of bats, is a fairly common psychological trait. Even though most bats are small, timid creatures, something about those leathery wings and tiny fangs seems to trip our self-preservation alarms.