zoophile

British

/ ˈzəʊəˌfaɪl, ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪk /

noun

a person who is devoted to animals and their protection from practices such as vivisection

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zoophilic adjective

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The daughter of a vocal coach/music teacher father and a mother who had been a singer for the Royal Opera Theatre of Rome, Adriana Caselotti was just 18 when she was cast as the voice of the titular zoophile soprano in what would be Disney’s first-ever full-length animated feature.

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