Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faunoiphilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
faunoiphil-ia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sexual attraction to watching non-human animals copulate.

Formal; Uncountable

Etymology

From fauna (“animal”) + Ancient Greek κοινωνία (koinōnía, “sexual intercourse”) + -philia (“used to form nouns meaning the abnormal liking of something; a paraphilia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κοινωνία

Usage

Inflected Forms

faunophilia (alternative)

Questions

What does faunoiphilia mean?
The sexual attraction to watching non-human animals copulate.
Where does faunoiphilia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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