zoophilite
zoophilite noun: a person who is fond of animals.
Noun
zoophilite (plural zoophilites)
- A person who is fond of animals.
- At the end of some three-score years since the earliest was founded, the various Zoophilite Societies in the Kingdom — Societies for Prevention of Cruelty, Anti-vivisection Societies, and Homes for Horses and for Lost Dogs — may possibly possess, including legacies and subscriptions, some forty...1889, The Animal's Defender and Zoophilist, volume 8, page 70
- She is first and foremost a zoophilite and as such has no fear whatever of wild animals.1970, The Commonwealth Forestry Review, volumes 49-50, page 101
- Synonyms:
- zoophilist
Synonyms of zoophilite
Forms of zoophilite
| plural | zoophilites |
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Origin of zoophilite
From zoo- + -philite.
Questions about zoophilite
- What does zoophilite mean?
- Zoophilite means a person who is fond of animals.
- What part of speech is zoophilite?
- Zoophilite is a noun.
- What is the plural of zoophilite?
- The plural of zoophilite is zoophilites.
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