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zoophile

/ ˈzəʊəˌfaɪl, ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪk /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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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"I am a confirmed zoophile, and I particularly appreciate the positive changes that have taken place in the whole zoo community over the past few decades, and the critical role they play today in perpetuating endangered species," White wrote.

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And if you think Matthews's relationship was all for show, take his book, "The Horseman: Obsessions of a Zoophile," as evidence to the contrary.

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He had admitted beforehand that the verses—in which Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, is described as a zoophile and paedophile, among much else—would land him in trouble.

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Kiok, a zoophile, says the group will sue the German government if the law is enacted.

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