"Cryptozoic" meaning in All languages combined

See Cryptozoic on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: crypto- + -zoic, as any life from the period was considered to be hidden from scientific examination Etymology templates: {{confix|en|crypto|zoic}} crypto- + -zoic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cryptozoic
  1. (archaic, geology) An eon or other time period before the Cambrian, when the fossils of hard-shelled animals first appeared in the geological record. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: Precambrian, Pre-Cambrian Translations (Cryptozoic): Kryptozoikum [neuter] (German)

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