Autozoophilia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of petplay (“a fetish activity in which one takes on the role of an animal, sometimes as the pet of another”). formal, uncountable

    "Species dysphoria in zoophilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autozoophilia, just as gender dysphoria in gynephilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autogynephilia."

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petplay

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"Species dysphoria in zoophilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autozoophilia, just as gender dysphoria in gynephilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autogynephilia."

Etymology

From auto- (“reflexive, regarding or to oneself”) + zoophilia (“the human sexual attraction to non-human animals”). Coined in 2009 by the American psychologist, sexologist and physician Anne Lawrence.

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