zo·o·phil·i·a (z???-f?l??-?)n. The deriving of sexual gratification from fantasies or acts involving animals.zo?o·phile? (-f?l?) n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zoophile (?z????fa?l) n (Zoology) a person who is devoted to animals and their protection from practices such as vivisection zoophilic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zoophileSomeone who loves animals.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited