† cryptogameadj.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French cryptogame.

Etymology: Apparently < French cryptogame (see cryptogam n.).

Obsolete. rare.

Of an animal: breeding in a situation where it cannot be observed.

ΚΠ

1775 G. White Of House-swallow in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 275 This species is cryptogame, carrying on the business of nidification, incubation, and the support of its young, in the dark.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	cryptogame
释义	† cryptogameadj. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French cryptogame. Etymology: Apparently < French cryptogame (see cryptogam n.). Obsolete. rare. Of an animal: breeding in a situation where it cannot be observed. ΚΠ 1775 G. White Of House-swallow in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 65 275 This species is cryptogame, carrying on the business of nidification, incubation, and the support of its young, in the dark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1775
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