Morbid fear of touching the skin or fur of animals. ... Origin: G. Dora, hide, skin, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Doraphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of fur. Sufferers of this fear avoid fur-bearing animals such as dogs, cats, foxes, beavers and rabbits because fur is repulsive to them. Perhaps some of these phobics associate fur with childhood stories about 'the big bad wolf' and other fur-bearing predators. Their fear is not always unfounded, for man... Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=12409