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zo⋅o⋅phil⋅i⋅a

  [zoh-uh-fil-ee-uh]
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–noun
1. the state of being zoophilous.
2. Psychology. an abnormal fondness or preference for animals.
Origin:
1895–1900; zoo- + -philia
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zo·o·phil·i·a   (zō'ə-fĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  

  1. Affection or affinity for animals.

  2. Erotic attraction to or sexual contact with animals.

  3. Biology A tendency to feed or grow on animal tissue.

zo'o·phile' (-fīl') n., zo'o·phil'ic (zō'ə-fĭl'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: zoo·phil·ia
Pronunciation: "zO-&-'fil-E-&
Function: noun
: an erotic fixation on animals that may result in sexualexcitement through real or fancied contact
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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zoophilia

sexual relations between a human being and an animal. Although the practice is illegal in most countries, occasional zoophilic encounters are fairly common, especially in rural areas, where 17 percent of U.S. males in the Kinsey report of 1948 acknowledged sexual experience with animals at least once. Sexual contacts between women and animals occur less frequently.

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