bestiality
noun/ˌbestiˈæləti/
/ˌbestʃiˈæləti/
[uncountable]- (specialist) sexual activity between a human and an animal
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- (formal) cruel or horrible behaviour
- the sheer bestiality of these crimes
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French bestialite, from bestial from late Latin bestialis, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.
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