▸nouna person who is sexually attracted to animals.
– DERIVATIVES
zoophilianoun
zoophilic/ˌzuː(ə)ˈfɪlɪk, ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪk/adjective
– ORIGIN late 19th century (originally in the botanical sense ‘a plant pollinated by animals’): from zoo- + -phile. The current senses date from the early 20th century.
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