• ᵀʰᵉʳᵃᵖʸᴳᵃʳʸ@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      3 hours ago

      Lol I just looked it up, that’s crazy. The prefix “galeo-” can apparently refer to both sharks and certain small weasel-like animals. “Galeophobia” is accepted to mean fear of sharks, but “galeophilia” is uncommon enough that the ambiguity leans more toward cats because more people love cats than sharks