Etymology

cryptozoa

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Today it means: Small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity. Full definition →

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The story

From crypto- + zoa, coined by English zoologist Arthur Dendy.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.