Cryptobiotic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to cryptobiosis. not-comparable

    "As we made our way around the plot, Zaq explained that the majority of the surrounding ground is made up of cryptobiotic soil, a living crust that takes upwards of ten thousand years to develop but is capable of being completely destroyed by a single misplaced footstep."

  2. 2
    Relating to early simple organisms that have left no trace of their existence. not-comparable, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or related to the state of cryptobiosis wordnet

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"As we made our way around the plot, Zaq explained that the majority of the surrounding ground is made up of cryptobiotic soil, a living crust that takes upwards of ten thousand years to develop but is capable of being completely destroyed by a single misplaced footstep."

Etymology

From crypto- + -biotic.

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