zo·o·phil·ic (z???-f?l??k)adj.1. Feeding, living, or growing primarily on nonhuman animals: zoophilic fungi.2. Of, relating to, or affected with zoophilia.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.