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单词 bestiality
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bestiality

[ bes-chee-al-i-tee, bees- ]
/ ˌbɛs tʃiˈæl ɪ ti, ˌbis- /
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noun, plural bes·ti·al·i·ties.

brutish or beastly character or behavior; beastliness.
indulgence in beastlike appetites, instincts, impulses, etc.
an instance of bestial character or behavior.
sexual relations between a person and an animal; sodomy.

Origin of bestiality

1350–1400; Middle English bestial(i)te (<Anglo-French, Middle French ) <Medieval Latin bēstiālitās.See bestial, -ity

Words nearby bestiality

best end, bestest, best girl, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestiary, bestie, best in show, bestir
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Example sentences from the Web for bestiality

  • They are as deep as Bestiality, cunning and strong, cowering in the shadow of the sacred wood.

    King of Camargue|Jean Aicard
  • Bestiality; fifteen years penal servitude; conspiracy by servant girl, he says.

    The Criminal|Havelock Ellis
  • Bestiality of life was once common enough to attract no attention.

    The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • Bestiality is not rare in women who are also subject to this filthy, obnoxious and degenerative practice.

    The Sexual Question|August Forel

British Dictionary definitions for bestiality

bestiality
/ (ˌbɛstɪˈælɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

bestial behaviour, character, or action
sexual activity between a person and an animal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for bestiality

bestiality
[ bĕs′chē-ălĭ-tē, bēs′- ]

n.

The quality or condition of being an animal or like an animal.
Conduct or an action marked by depravity or brutality.
Sexual relations between a human and an animal.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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