noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zəʊˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
UK:/ˌkɹɪp.təʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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US:/ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zoʊˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
US:/ˌkɹɪp.toʊ.zuːˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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noun
Meaning 1
Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From crypto- + zoology.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
cryptozoölogie
— study of postulated animals
Finnish:
kryptozoologia
— study of postulated animals
French:
cryptozoologie
— study of postulated animals
Galician:
criptozooloxía
— study of postulated animals
Hungarian:
kriptozoológia
— study of postulated animals
Icelandic:
duldýrafræði
— study of postulated animals
Khmer:
រហស្សសត្តវិទ្យា
(rea’hahsa’ satta’ vityie)
— study of postulated animals
Portuguese:
criptozoologia
— study of postulated animals
Romanian:
criptozoologie
— study of postulated animals
Serbo-Croatian:
криптозоологија
— study of postulated animals
Serbo-Croatian:
kriptozoologija
— study of postulated animals
Spanish:
criptozoología
— study of postulated animals
Thai:
สัตว์ลึกลับวิทยา
— study of postulated animals
Turkish:
kriptozooloji
— study of postulated animals
Ukrainian:
криптозооло́гія
(kryptozoolóhija)
— study of postulated animals
