SINCE 1828
zoophilic
adjective
zoo·phil·ic
| \ ˌzō-ə-ˈfi-lik
\
\
variants:
or zoophilous \ zō-ˈä-fə-ləs
, zə-ˈwä- \
, zə-ˈwä- \
Definition of zoophilic
: having an attraction to or preference for animals
especially, of an insect
: preferring animals to humans as a source of food
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zoophilic
adjective
zoo·phil·ic
| \ ˌzō-ə-ˈfil-ik
\
\
Medical Definition of zoophilic
: having an attraction to or preference for animals: as
a
: affected with zoophilia
b
of an insect
: preferring lower animals to humans as a source of food
zoophilic mosquitoes
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