cryptozoology
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[edit]- (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
[edit]cryptozoology (uncountable)
- 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.
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[edit]study of postulated animals
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