Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lover of animals; one who has sympathy for the sufferings of animals.
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- noun a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek φίλος (philos, "beloved") + ζῷον (zōion, "animal").
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