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The error is in part B: "expressed doubt if" is incorrect usage in formal English. After "doubt" in a negative or interrogative context, we use "whether" or "if" interchangeably. However, after "expressed doubt" (affirmative), standard formal English prefers "whether" over "if". The sentence should read "expressed doubt whether".

The error is in part A: "I have got my M.Sc. degree" is incorrect usage. "Have got" typically means "possess" or "am obliged to" in present tense. For completed action with a specific year (1988), we should use simple past "I got my M.Sc. degree" or present perfect "I have received my M.Sc. degree". The form "have got" doesn't properly indicate the past completion.

There is no grammatical error in this sentence. "Having received your letter this morning, we are writing to thank you for the same" is correctly constructed: perfect participle phrase in A, main clause in B and C. "For the same" is a formal/bureaucratic way of saying "for it" (referring to the letter). While somewhat old-fashioned, this is not grammatically incorrect, making D ("No error") the right answer.

Ailurophobia comes from the Greek word 'ailouros' meaning cat. It refers to the persistent and irrational fear of cats. Options A and C describe different phobias (acrophobia and alektorophobia respectively), while D describes agoraphobia.

Ailurophobia is the persistent fear of cats. The term comes from the Greek 'ailouros' (cat). Fear of chickens is alektorophobia, and fear of open spaces is agoraphobia.

Alektorophobia is a specific phobia derived from the Greek word 'alektor' meaning rooster or chicken. It refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of chickens. This is different from ailurophobia (fear of cats) or zoophobia (fear of animals in general).

Ambulophobia stems from the Latin word 'ambulare' meaning to walk. It's an anxiety disorder where individuals experience intense fear or avoidance of walking. This shouldn't be confused with amaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle) or other specific phobias.

Anglophobia is the fear of or contempt for England, its people, or its culture. The prefix 'Anglo-' refers to England. Fear of men is androphobia, and fear of wind is anemophobia.

Anthrophobia is the fear of flowers (from the Greek 'anthos' meaning flower). It should not be confused with 'anthropophobia', which is the fear of people. Fear of floods is antlophobia.

Arachibutyrophobia is the specific fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth. It is often related to a fear of choking or the sensation of stickiness. Fear of fire is pyrophobia.