zoophilia /zoo·phil·ia/ (zo″o-fil´e-ah)
zoophilia
zoophilia
1. abnormal fondness for animals.
2. bestiality; a paraphilia in which intercourse or other sexual activity with animals is the preferred method of achieving sexual excitement.
zo·o·phil·i·a (z   -f l  -) or zo·oph·i·lism (z- f-lzm) or zo·oph·i·ly (--l)n. Attraction to or affinity for animals. |
zoophilia
[zō·əfil′ē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, zoon + philein, to love
1 an abnormal fondness for animals.
2 (in psychiatry) a psychosexual disorder in which sexual excitement and gratification are derived from the fondling of animals or from the fantasy or act of engaging in sexual activity with animals. Also called zoophilism [zō·of′iliz′əm] . See also paraphilia. zoophile, n., zoophilic, zoophilous, adj.
zoophilia
Bestiality Sexology A paraphilia in which sexuoerotism and/or orgasm depend on engaging in sexual activity with an animal. See Paraphilia.
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