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trypophobic (s) (noun), trypophobics (pl)
Someone who is abnormally afraid of small clustered openings: Jim, as a trypophobic, claims that seeing small holes, such as those in beehives and ant holes, is very disturbing for him.
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trypophobic (adjective), more trypophobic, most trypophobic
A reference to a strong abhorrence of small perforations: Karl saw a bunch of lotus-flower seedpods, flat-faced pods full of small openings, and he seemed to develop a trypophobic reaction to bunches of small openings, including those seen in beehives and ant holes.

Some trypophobic conditions include the visual characteristics of very poisonous animals.

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