Meanings
nounzoophilism (uncountable)
- uncountableAn affection for non-human animals
Zoophilism bears witness to a new human being, one who no longer fears nature.
2002, Dario Martinelli, How Musical Is a Whale?, page 76 - uncountableepidemiologyA preference of a parasite or vector to feed on non-human animals
They make the interesting suggestion that since cattle are rare in Kigezi christyi has had to abandon its zoophilism and become anthropophilic.
1951, Meillon de Botha, “Species and varieties of malaria vectors in Africa and their bionomics”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 421 - uncountableZoophilia, a sexual inclination towards bestiality
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