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bestiality

noun

NAmE//ˌbɛstʃiˈælət̮i//

, NAmE//ˌbistʃiˈælət̮i//

[uncountable]

1(technology) sexual activity between a human and an animal

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2(formal) cruel or disgusting behavior the sheer bestiality of these crimes

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