zoophilic

adjective

zoo·​phil·​ic ˌzō-ə-ˈfi-lik 

variants or zoophilous

zō-ˈä-fə-ləs 

zə-ˈwä-

: having an attraction to or preference for animals

especially, of an insect : preferring animals to humans as a source of food

Word History

Etymology

zoo- + -philic

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

zoophilic

adjective

zoo·​phil·​ic ˌzō-ə-ˈfil-ik 

: having an attraction to or preference for animals: as

a

: affected with zoophilia

b

of an insect : preferring lower animals to humans as a source of food

zoophilic mosquitoes