Meanings
nouncryptozoology (uncountable)
alternative rare cryptozoölogy
- uncountableStudy of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.
The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology.
1 more example
This peculiar situation amplifies the reluctance of conservative scientists to objectively consider the search for hidden animals, the field of cryptozoology. […] Indeed, cryptozoology has gained increasing legitimacy in recent years.
2007, Jeff Meldrum, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 45
Origin
Translations
Dutch cryptozoölogie
- cryptozoölogiestudy of postulated animals
Finnish kryptozoologia
- kryptozoologiastudy of postulated animals
French cryptozoologie
- cryptozoologiestudy of postulated animals
Hungarian kriptozoológia
- kriptozoológiastudy of postulated animals
Icelandic duldýrafræði
- duldýrafræðistudy of postulated animals
Portuguese criptozoologia
- criptozoologiastudy of postulated animals
Romanian criptozoologie
- criptozoologiestudy of postulated animals
Spanish criptozoología
- criptozoologíastudy of postulated animals
Thai สัตว์ลึกลับวิทยา
- สัตว์ลึกลับวิทยาstudy of postulated animals
Turkish kriptozooloji
- kriptozoolojistudy of postulated animals
Ukrainian криптозооло́гія
- криптозооло́гія (kryptozoolóhija)study of postulated animals
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cryptozoology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cryptozoology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptozoology
MLA
“cryptozoology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptozoology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptozoology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptozoology.
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