Bestialist

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has sexual relations with non-human animals.

    "Andrew Sullivan attacks the first premise by arguing that PIB and homosexuality are importantly different, because there are “constitutional” homosexuals, but not constitutional polygamists, “incestualists,” or “bestialists.”"

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zoophilezoophilezoosexual

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"Andrew Sullivan attacks the first premise by arguing that PIB and homosexuality are importantly different, because there are “constitutional” homosexuals, but not constitutional polygamists, “incestualists,” or “bestialists.”"

Etymology

From bestial + -ist.

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