zoophilia
pronunciation
How to pronounce zoophilia in British English:
UK [zəʊəʊ'fɪlɪə]
How to pronounce zoophilia in American English:
US [ˌzoʊr'fɪlɪr]
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- Noun:
- sexual attraction to animals
Word Origin
- zoophilia (n.)
- "attraction to animals involving release of sexual energy," 1899, in a translation of Krafft-Ebing, from zoo- "animal" + -philia. "[F]ormerly not implying sexual intercourse or bestiality" [OED]. The meaning "sympathy or tender care for living creatures" is in the nativized formation zoophily (1886).
Example
- 1. Lalumiere and earles say that , earlier , " we , like others , had presented a stereotypic but erroneous image of zoophilia " .