"Cryptozoic" meaning in English

See Cryptozoic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From 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 Synonyms: Precambrian, Pre-Cambrian Translations (Cryptozoic): Kryptozoikum [neuter] (German)
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