Cryptosphere

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The habitat of the cryptozoa. uncountable

    "The teeming multitudes are to be found hidden in the soil, or beneath the debris that covers much of the earth's surface. The latter environment, the cryptosphere, provides a series of microhabitats that link their inhabitants with the environment in which they evolved many millions of years ago."

  2. 2
    The cryptocurrency community. collective, informal, uncountable

    "The core-team Apes describe the graffiti-covered bathroom of the club itself — which looks like a sticky Tiki bar — in a way that echoes that project’s broader mission: “Think of it as a collaborative art experiment for the cryptosphere.”"

Example

More examples

"The teeming multitudes are to be found hidden in the soil, or beneath the debris that covers much of the earth's surface. The latter environment, the cryptosphere, provides a series of microhabitats that link their inhabitants with the environment in which they evolved many millions of years ago."

Etymology

From crypto- + -sphere.

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