ETYMOLOGY
from zoo– + -philist; from Greek ϕίλος (loving, dear) + ‑ist
EXAMPLE
“…A foreigner in America has recently discovered a species of animal which is likely to become as great a favourite among our female zoophilists, and may, perhaps, in future, banish the lap-dog from the drawing-room and the bed-chamber…”
From: The London and Paris Observer:
Or Weekly Chronicle of News, Science, Literature, and the Fine Arts
Volume 5, 1829
Lexicophilia 