cryptozoology

English

Alternative forms

• cryptozoölogy (rare)

Etymology

From crypto- +‎ zoology.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zəʊˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zoʊˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

cryptozoology (uncountable)

1. Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.

   The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology.

   • 2007, Jeff Meldrum, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 45:

     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.

Derived terms

• cryptozoological
• cryptozoologist

Related terms

• cryptid

Translations

study of postulated animals

• Dutch: cryptozoölogie (nl) c
• Finnish: kryptozoologia
• French: cryptozoologie (fr) f
• Galician: criptozooloxía f
• Hungarian: kriptozoológia (hu)
• Icelandic: duldýrafræði f
• Khmer: រហស្សសត្តវិទ្យា (rea’hahsa’ satta’ vityie)
• Portuguese: criptozoologia f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: криптозоологија f

  Roman: kriptozoologija f

• Spanish: criptozoología (es) f
• Turkish: kriptozooloji
• Ukrainian: криптозооло́гія f (kryptozoolóhija)