zooerastia

English

Etymology

zoo- +‎ -erastia

Noun

zooerastia (uncountable)

1. The practice of a human engaging in sexual intercourse with an animal
   • 1908, Bernard Simon Talmey, Woman: A Treatise on the Normal and Pathological Emotions of Feminine Love, page 8:

     A curious instance of perversion in religio-sexual feeling, bordering on zooerastia, is the case of St. Veronica.

Synonyms

• bestiality
• zooerasty

See also

• zoophilia