zoophilia

noun

1. the state of being zoophilous.
2. Psychology. an abnormal fondness or preference for animals.

noun

1. a morbid condition in which a person has a sexual attraction to animals; bestiality

n.

“attraction to animals involving release of sexual energy,” 1899, in a translation of Krafft-Ebing, from comb. form of Greek zoion “animal” (see zoo) + -philia. “[F]ormerly not implying sexual intercourse or bestiality” [OED].

n.

1. Attraction to or affinity for animals.