Cryptozoology

//ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zoʊˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven. uncountable

    "The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology."

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"The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology."

Etymology

From crypto- + zoology.

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