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cryptozoology
[ krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee ]
/ 藢kr瑟p to蕣 zo蕣藞蓲l 蓹 d蕭i /
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noun
the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster.
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cryp路to路zo路ol路o路gist, nouncryp路to路zo路o路log路i路cal [krip-toh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /藢kr瑟p to蕣藢zo蕣 蓹藞l蓲d蕭 瑟 k蓹l/, adjectiveWords nearby cryptozoology
cryptosporidium, cryptosystem, cryptovolcanic, cryptozoic, cryptozoite, cryptozoology, Cryptozoon, cryptozygous, cryst., crystal, crystal ball
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How to use cryptozoology in a sentence
If scientists did start taking them seriously, there would no longer be a field of cryptozoology.
British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoology
cryptozoology
/ (藢kr瑟pt蓹蕣z蓹蕣藞蓲l蓹d蕭瑟, -zu藧-) /
noun
the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
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