- zoophilic
- or zoophilous adjective Date: 1886 having an attraction to or preference for animals; especially of an insect preferring animals to humans as a source of food
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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zoophilic — [zō΄ō fil′ik, zō΄əfil′ik] adj. 1. having an attraction, esp. a strong sexual attraction, to animals 2. adapted to pollination by animals other than insects: said of plants: Also zoophilous [zō äf′ə ləs] * * * See zoophile. * * * … Universalium
zoophilic — [zō΄ō fil′ik, zō΄əfil′ik] adj. 1. having an attraction, esp. a strong sexual attraction, to animals 2. adapted to pollination by animals other than insects: said of plants: Also zoophilous [zō äf′ə ləs] … English World dictionary
Zoophilic — This article refers to the biological term; see zoophilia for the article about the sexual preference. Zoophilic means liking or preferring animals.Zoophilic organisms are found primarily in animals and cause marked inflammatory reactions in… … Wikipedia
zoophilic — 1. Relating to or displaying zoophilism. 2. Animal seeking or animal preferring; denoting preference of a parasite for an animal host over a human. [zoo + G. philos, fond, loving] * * * zoo·phil·ic .zō ə fil ik adj having an attraction to or… … Medical dictionary
zoophilic — adjective liking or preferring animals. See Also: zoophilia, zoology … Wiktionary
zoophilic — adj. having an affinity for animals; pollinated by animals (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
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