BESTIALITY

bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty, sodomy

(noun) sexual activity between a person and an animal

bestiality

(noun) the stupid brutal quality of a beast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bestiality (countable and uncountable, plural bestialities)

(archaic) A status of lower animal.

(archaic) An animal-like instinct or behaviour.

(archaic) A mark, trait, or emblem of a beast.

Sexual activity between a human and another animal species.

Bestial nature, savagery, inhumanity, like (or akin to) an animal's.

(dated) Any abstract entity similar to a beast.

Source: Wiktionary


Bes*tial"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. bestialité.]

1. The state or quality of being bestial.

2. Unnatural connection with a beast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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