| "Caterpillar" means "hairy cat" in Old French. |
| Stygiophobia is the fear of hell. |
| Phagophobia is the fear of swallowing. |
| Nostophobia is the fear of returning home. |
| "Pnigophobia" is the fear of choking on fish bones. |
| A flea expert is a pullicologist |
| Another name for your armpit is the "axilla." |
| "Aibohphobia" is the fear of palindromes. |
| "Amateur" comes from the Latin "amator," meaning "lover." |
| "Oneiromancy" is the practice of predicting the future by interpreting dreams. |