zo·o·phil·i·a (zō'ə-fĭl'ē-ə) also zo·oph·i·lism (zō-ŏf'ə-lĭz'əm)
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.

zoophile zo'o·phile' (-fīl') n.
zoophilic zo'o·phil'ic (zō'ə-fĭl'ĭk) adj.

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