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allocryptic

adjective
al·​lo·​cryp·​tic

Definition of allocryptic

: imitating other objects for concealment by a covering of extraneous things an allocryptic hermit crab in a sponge

First Known Use of allocryptic

1890, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for allocryptic

all- + cryptic

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