zoophilous

[ zoh-of-uh-luhs ]

adjective

1. Botany. adapted to pollination by animals, especially those other than insects.
2. having an affinity for animals.

zoophilous

/ zəʊˈɒfɪləs /

adjective

1. (of plants) pollinated by animals
2. of, characterized by, or relating to zoophilism

Word History and Origins

Origin of zoophilous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; zoo- + -philous

Example Sentences

Or rather they have improbably combined the two to create a new Single O: the androgyne as cannibal, a zoophilous Half Man/Half Woman, who for the blow-off screams over the electronically magnified rhythms of what has come to be called 'freak rock,' 'You could learn to dine on your friends.'

From Time Magazine Archive