zoophilic

From zoo- +‎ -philic.

• IPA^(key): /ˌzəʊ.əˈfɪlɪk/, /ˌzuː.əˈfɪlɪk/

zoophilic (comparative more zoophilic, superlative most zoophilic)

1. Liking or preferring animals.
2. Relating to or exhibiting zoophilia; paraphilic to animals.
   • 2009 April, Anne A. Lawrence, “Erotic Target Location Errors: An Underappreciated Paraphilic Dimension”, in Journal of Sex Research, volume 46, numbers 2–3, Routledge; Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, →DOI:

     Species dysphoria in zoophilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autozoophilia, just as gender dysphoria in gynephilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autogynephilia.

• zoophilia
• zoology

• philozoic