philozoicadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/, U.S.

/ˌfɪləˈzoʊɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕιλόζῳος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕιλόζῳος loving animals ( < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + ζῷον animal: see zoon n.) + -ic suffix, after philanthropic adj. Compare earlier philozoonist n. and slightly later philozoist n.

Loving animals; kind to animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > [adjective] > characterized by love of animals

philozoic1868

zoophilic1884

the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > relating to love of animals

philobrutish1826

philozoic1868

1868 Daily News 15 Oct. The Society..is animated by, as we cannot say philanthropic, let us say philozoic motives.

1887 T. H. Huxley Ess., Progr. Sc. I. 122 Unless the fanaticism of philozoic sentiment overpowers the voice of humanity.

1924 Science 18 Jan. 64/1 I can not help to satisfy all the brilliant..philozoic and philanthropic yearnings of an agitated nation.

1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic x. 168 A fountain..in a..marble trough which looked like the sort erected for underprivileged cab-horses by philozoic Victorian industrialists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	philozoic
释义	philozoicadj. Brit. /ˌfɪlə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈzoʊɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕιλόζῳος , -ic suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕιλόζῳος loving animals ( < ϕιλο- philo- comb. form + ζῷον animal: see zoon n.) + -ic suffix, after philanthropic adj. Compare earlier philozoonist n. and slightly later philozoist n. Loving animals; kind to animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] > characterized by love of animals philozoic1868 zoophilic1884 the mind > emotion > love > [adjective] > relating to love of animals philobrutish1826 philozoic1868 1868 Daily News 15 Oct. The Society..is animated by, as we cannot say philanthropic, let us say philozoic motives. 1887 T. H. Huxley Ess., Progr. Sc. I. 122 Unless the fanaticism of philozoic sentiment overpowers the voice of humanity. 1924 Science 18 Jan. 64/1 I can not help to satisfy all the brilliant..philozoic and philanthropic yearnings of an agitated nation. 1972 J. Aiken Butterfly Picnic x. 168 A fountain..in a..marble trough which looked like the sort erected for underprivileged cab-horses by philozoic Victorian industrialists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868
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