zoophilism

English

Etymology

From zoo- +‎ -philism.

Noun

zoophilism (uncountable)

1. An affection for non-human animals
   • 2002, Dario Martinelli, How Musical Is a Whale?‎^[1], page 76:

     Zoophilism bears witness to a new human being, one who no longer fears nature.

2. (epidemiology) A preference of a parasite or vector to feed on non-human animals
   • 1951, Meillon de Botha, “Species and varieties of malaria vectors in Africa and their bionomics”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], page 421:

     They make the interesting suggestion that since cattle are rare in Kigezi christyi has had to abandon its zoophilism and become anthropophilic.

3. Zoophilia, a sexual inclination towards bestiality