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1.1
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Etymology
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crypto-
+
zoa
,
coined
by English zoologist
Arthur Dendy
.
Noun
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cryptozoa
pl
(
plural only
)
(
ecology
)
Small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity.
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cryptosphere
cryptozoic
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cryptozoa
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