adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ z ō - ə - ' fi-lik
Variant: or zo · oph · i · lous \ z ō - ' ä-f ə -l ə s, z ə - ' wä- \
Function: adjective
Date: 1886
: having an attraction to or preference for animals especially of an insect : preferring animals to humans as a source of food