zoophilia
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- noun
- /zuˈoʊfɪliə/
- Offensive
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zoofilia
- You have been viewing or distributing prohibited pornographic content (child pornography/zoophilia, etc.).
Examples
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In matters of law in late eighteenth-century France, zoophilia and bestiality were subsumed into other forms of sexual crimes against nature.
Academic text (2015) -
As you can see, Brazil's imagery tends towards zoophilia while Italy favors nuns and priests.
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Follow all European fashions: free abortion, zoophilia, and pedophile marriages, and then import 3 million Muslims to rape and pillage at will.
Blog text (4) -
It is women, rather than humankind more generically, who were presented in texts and images as inclined toward zoophilia during the mid- to late eighteenth century.
Academic text (2015) -
Zoophilia is considered a psychological disorder that involves a sexual attraction to animals.
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Many professionals in mental health view zoophilia as a serious issue that requires treatment.
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The discussion of zoophilia often raises important ethical questions about animal rights.
Synonyms
A feeling of sexual desire for animals
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
zoophilia = zoo + phil + ia
Although the word is built from Greek-derived combining forms meaning 'animal' and 'love or attraction,' the specialized psychological sense is not transparently recoverable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word zoophilia comes from Greek parts zoo- meaning 'animal' and -philia meaning 'love' or 'strong liking', and the zoo- part is the same as in zoo, the animal park. So, although the roots literally mean 'love of animals', today zoophilia refers to a sexual attraction to animals and is seen as a serious mental health problem.