cryptozoology
[ krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌkrɪp toʊ zoʊˈɒl ə dʒi /
noun
the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster.
OTHER WORDS FROM cryptozoology
cryp·to·zo·ol·o·gist, noun cryp·to·zo·o·log·i·cal [krip-toh-zoh-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌkrɪp toʊˌzoʊ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby cryptozoology
cryptosporidium,
cryptosystem,
cryptovolcanic,
cryptozoic,
cryptozoite,
cryptozoology,
cryptozoon,
cryptozygous,
cryst.,
crystal,
crystal ball
Example sentences from the Web for cryptozoology
If scientists did start taking them seriously, there would no longer be a field of cryptozoology.
British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoology
cryptozoology
/ (ˌkrɪptəʊzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ, -zuː-) /
noun
the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved