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cryptozoology

noun
cryp·​to·​zo·​ol·​o·​gy | \ ˌkrip-tə-zō-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce cryptozoology (audio) , -zə-ˈwä-\

Definition of cryptozoology

: the study of and search for animals and especially legendary animals (such as Sasquatch) usually in order to evaluate the possibility of their existence
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Other Words from cryptozoology

cryptozoological \ ˌkrip-​tə-​ˌzō-​ə-​ˈlä-​ji-​kəl How to pronounce cryptozoological (audio) \ adjective
cryptozoologist \ ˌkrip-​tə-​zō-​ˈä-​lə-​jist How to pronounce cryptozoologist (audio) , -​zə-​ˈwä-​ \ noun

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 One of my hobbies is dragging my patient wife to small towns to study beliefs and practices related to cryptozoology – the hunt for creatures, from Bigfoot to the Loch Ness Monster, whose existence hasn’t been scientifically proven. — Joseph P. Laycock, Smithsonian, "A Search for Mysteries and Monsters in Small Town America," 11 July 2018

First Known Use of cryptozoology

1968, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cryptozoology

crypto- + zoology

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