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cryptozoa

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Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

cryptozoa pl (plural only)

  1. (ecology) Small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity.

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