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Alektorophobia

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Alektorophobia
A morbid fear of chickens


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Alektorophobia is the name for the fear of chickens The oft-used phrase "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" comes from the novel Molly Bawn by author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford.
The common domestic chicken is known as gallus domesticus · Alektorophobia is a fear of chickens · The Romans considered chickens to be sacred to Mars, the god of war.
Also in are alektorophobia (chickens) and agyrophobia (crossing a road).
 
 
 
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