Zoosexuality

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Zoophilia regarded as a sexual orientation. uncountable

    "3. The term "zoosexuality", understood as sexual orientation towards animals, has been in use since the 1980s; it was popularized by Miletski's research in the 1990s."

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sodomy

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"3. The term "zoosexuality", understood as sexual orientation towards animals, has been in use since the 1980s; it was popularized by Miletski's research in the 1990s."

Etymology

From zoosexual + -ity. First attested in the 1980s.

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sexual orientation

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