cryptozoology

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

noun

1. 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.

cryptozoology

/ -zuː-; ˌkrɪptəʊzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

Other Words From

• crypto·zo·olo·gist noun
• cryp·to·zo·o·log·i·cal [krip-toh-zoh-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptozoology¹

crypto- + zoology

Example Sentences

If scientists did start taking them seriously, there would no longer be a field of cryptozoology.

From The Daily Beast