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bestiality

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bestiality /bes·ti·al·i·ty/ (bes-te-al´ĭ-te) zoophilia (2).
bes·ti·al·i·ty (bsch-l-t, bs-)
n.
1. The quality or condition of being an animal or like an animal.
2. Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
3. Sexual relations between a human and an animal.

bestiality
[bes′chē·al′itē]
Etymology: L, bestia, beast
1 a brutal or animal-like character or nature.
2 conduct or behavior characterized by beastlike appetites or instincts.
3 also called zooerastia. Sexual relations between a human being and an animal.
4 sodomy. See also zoophilia.


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