"cryptozoology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zəʊˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [UK], /ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [UK], /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zoʊˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US], /ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US]
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From crypto- + zoology. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|crypto|zoology}} crypto- + zoology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cryptozoology (uncountable)
  1. Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience, Zoology Synonyms: cryptozoölogy [rare] Derived forms: cryptozoological, cryptozoologist Related terms: cryptid Translations (study of postulated animals): cryptozoölogie [common-gender] (Dutch), kryptozoologia (Finnish), cryptozoologie [feminine] (French), criptozooloxía [feminine] (Galician), kriptozoológia (Hungarian), duldýrafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), រហស្សសត្តវិទ្យា (rea’hahsa’ satta’ vityie) (Khmer), criptozoologia [feminine] (Portuguese), криптозоологија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kriptozoologija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), criptozoología [feminine] (Spanish), kriptozooloji (Turkish), криптозооло́гія (kryptozoolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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