cryptozoology
[ krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌkrɪp toʊ zoʊˈɒl ə dʒi /
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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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OTHER WORDS FROM cryptozoology
cryp·to·zo·ol·o·gist, nouncryp·to·zo·o·log·i·cal [krip-toh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌkrɪp toʊˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby cryptozoology
cryptosporidium, cryptosystem, cryptovolcanic, cryptozoic, cryptozoite, cryptozoology, Cryptozoon, cryptozygous, cryst., crystal, crystal ball
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If scientists did start taking them seriously, there would no longer be a field of cryptozoology.
British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoology
cryptozoology
/ (ˌkrɪptəʊzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ, -zuː-) /
noun
the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
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