Zoophile

Quick meaning: Zoophile is a noun meaning A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.

Meaning

A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.

More Meanings

1. A person who in their ethical propositions puts animals on a level with humans.
2. (derogatory, by extension, nonstandard) A furry (member of the furry fandom)
3. Misconstruction of zoophilic: preferring a beast milieu.
4. Misconstruction of zoophilic: supporting policies favourable to animal lives.

Example Sentences

It is not, after all, the 'anti-speciesist', the 'animal liberationist', the radical zoophile who 'attributes a mystical persona' to animals. We simply say that if it is wrong to cause avoidable distress then it is wrong to torture, enslave and kill creatures not of our species for our own, frequently trivial, profit.

The notion that an ecosystem, or a species, is intrinsically valuable (apart from the enjoyments it provides to individuals) is one that zoophiles may dislike as much as libertarians (as Regan 1983). Spinoza, whose thought has been an inspiration both to environmentalists and to libertarians, was fiercely non-zoophile (Spinoza, Ethics 4p47sl; see Clark 1987).

The manifestation of severely inflammatory, infiltrated and asymmetrical-disseminated plaques with well-defined borders in children should immediately suggest a zoophile dermatophytosis, especially when there is a plausible ‘history of animal contact’. An infection with T. mentagrophytes typically involves a severe eczematous skin reaction and sometimes the appearance of pustules. The areas of face, neck and arms are the most frequently affected in zoophilic dermatophyte infections.

Word Forms

• zoophiles

Synonyms for zoophile

Depending on context, synonyms include zoosexual, zoo.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include zoophilia, zoosexual, bestialist, zoosexuality, zoophilist, zoophilite.

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