Meanings
alternative faunophilia
- formalrareuncountablelifestyleThe sexual attraction to watching non-human animals copulate.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκοινωνία“sexual intercourse”
- Englishfaunoiphilia
From fauna (“animal”) + Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “sexual intercourse”) + -philia (“used to form nouns meaning the abnormal liking of something; a paraphilia”).
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faunoiphilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faunoiphilia
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