cryptozoology

[krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee]

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.

Origin of cryptozoology

crypto- + zoology

Related formscryp·to·zo·ol·o·gist, nouncryp·to·zo·o·log·i·cal

[krip-toh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌkrɪp toʊˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cryptozoology

Contemporary Examples of cryptozoology

If scientists did start taking them seriously, there would no longer be a field of cryptozoology.
Sorry Bigfoot Truthers: Yetis Aren’t Real
Elizabeth Picciuto
July 3, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoology

cryptozoology

noun

the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved

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