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
1Other words from cryptozoology
- cryp·to·zo·ol·o·gist, noun
- cryp·to·zo·o·log·i·cal [krip-toh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌkrɪp toʊˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
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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
/ (ˌkrɪptəʊzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ, -zuː-) /
noun
the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
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