Zoophilia’s
the state of being zoophilous.
psychology. an abnormal fondness or preference for animals.
noun
a morbid condition in which a person has a s-xual attraction to animals; b-st–lity
n.
“attraction to animals involving release of s-xual energy,” 1899, in a translation of krafft-ebing, from comb. form of greek zoion “animal” (see zoo) + -philia. “[f]ormerly not implying s-xual intercourse or b-st–lity” [oed].
zoophilia zo·o·phil·i·a (zō’ə-fĭl’ē-ə) or zo·oph·i·lism (zō-ŏf’ə-lĭz’əm) or zo·oph·i·ly (-ə-lē)
n.
attraction to or affinity for animals.
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