anti vivisectionist

an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ist

[an-tee-viv-uh-sek-shuh-nist, an-tahy-]
noun
1.
a person who opposes vivisection.
adjective
2.
Also, an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of antivivisectionists or their policies.

Origin:
1880–85; anti- + vivisection + -ist

an·ti·viv·i·sec·tion·ism, noun
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