Meanings
adjectivecryptobiotic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or related to cryptobiosis.
As we made our way around the plot, Zaq explained that the majority of the surrounding ground is made up of cryptobiotic soil, a living crust that takes upwards of ten thousand years to develop but is capable of being completely destroyed by a single misplaced footstep.
2015 October 29, Mike Abu, “A Trip to Zaqistan, One Man’s ‘Sovereign Nation’ in the Middle of the Utah Desert”, in VICE - not comparableobsoletebiologyRelating to early simple organisms that have left no trace of their existence.
Origin
Translations
Finnish kryptobioottinen
- kryptobioottinenof or related to cryptobiosis
Polish anabiotyczny
- anabiotycznyof or related to cryptobiosis
Portuguese criptobiótico
- criptobióticoof or related to cryptobiosis
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APA
cryptobiotic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiotic
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“cryptobiotic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiotic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptobiotic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiotic.
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