zooerastia

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noun

The practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounzooerastia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal

    A curious instance of perversion in religio-sexual feeling, bordering on zooerastia, is the case of St. Veronica.

    1908, Bernard Simon Talmey, Woman: A Treatise on the Normal and Pathological Emotions of Feminine Love, page 8

    Synonyms: bestiality, zooerasty

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal

More synonyms by meaning

nounsexual activity between a person and an animal

Broader
sexual activitysexual practicesex

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

zooerastia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooerastia

MLA

“zooerastia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooerastia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zooerastia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zooerastia.

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