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单词 cryptozoology
释义

cryptozoology

[ krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌkrɪp toʊ zoʊˈɒl ə dʒi /

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

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/, adjective

Words nearby cryptozoology

cryptosporidium, cryptosystem, cryptovolcanic, cryptozoic, cryptozoite, cryptozoology, Cryptozoon, cryptozygous, cryst., crystal, crystal ball
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Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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