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arctophilia en · NOUN

From Ancient Greek ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”) + φιλία (philía, “affection”).

(uncountable) the love of teddy bears
- It would be a bad day for bears, though, if the contentious instruments of sexism were to surface in the world of arctophilia. Teddy bears are on the whole remarkably androgenous figures, as dressing them in different styles of clothes will demonstrate. 1996, Peter Ford, Teddy Bears, page 13:
(uncountable) zoophilia with bears
(uncountable) the love of collection of teddy bears (arctophily)