zoo·phil·ic | \ ˌzō-ə-ˈfi-lik 
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\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
adjectivezoo·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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The first known use of zoophilic was in 1881
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