muso-, mus-
(Greek: mouse, mice)
An unusual or abnormal fondness for or interest in mice.
Someone who has a fondness for mice: When little Mary was in the garden, she like watching out for the mice that appeared once in a while, and she wanted to have one as a pet! Her mother thought that she must be a musophile !
A devotion to or a special fondness for mice.
A person who has a strong fear of mice or rats: Mrs. Thompson exposed herself as a musophobiac when she suddenly ran from the garden yelling that she had seen a long-tailed rodent near the garage!
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