zoophilia
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zoophilia
- /ˈzəʊ.əfɪliə/ UK
- /ˈzəʊ.əʊfɪliə/ UK
- /ˈzoʊ.əfiliə/ US
- /ˈzoʊ.oʊfiliə/ US
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From zoo- + -philia.
noun zoophilias · zoöphilia
- A paraphilia involving the sexual attraction of people to non-human animals.
- Sexual attraction of people to any sort of animal regardless of anthropomorphism.
- Excessive fondness for animals. For quotations using this term, see Citations:zoophilia.
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noun sexual attraction to or interaction with animals
| Español | zoofilia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ズーフィリア zūfiria |
| 中文 | 動物戀 /动物恋 dòngwùliàn, 戀獸癖 /恋兽癖 liànshòupǐ |
| हिन्दी | पशुरति paśurti, पशु-अनुरक्ति paśu-anurakti |
| Português | zoofilia |
| Français | zoophilie |
| Deutsch | Zoophilie |
| Italiano | zoofilia |
| Ελληνικά | ζωοφιλία zoofilía |
| Română | zoofilie |
| Русский | зоофили́я zoofilíja |
| Tiếng Việt | ái thú |
| עברית | זואופיליה |
Talk about this word "zoophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zoophilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. zoophilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zoophilia "zoophilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zoophilia.
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@misc{zoophilia_2026,
title = {zoophilia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zoophilia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
