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cryptozoology
[ krip-toh-zoh-ol-uh-jee ]
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.
cryptozoology
/ -zuː-; ˌkrɪptəʊzəʊˈɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
Other yvlog Forms
- t··DZo· noun
- ·ٴ···Dz·· [krip-toh-zoh-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of cryptozoology1
Example Sentences
The word “cryptozoology” has an aura of scientific rigor, evoking decoded gene sequences and immaculately preserved fossils.
“New species of smaller organisms are found all the time, and most of the people I meet who are into cryptozoology seem OK,” Shermer told Barcott.
“I think it fits squarely into the cryptozoology category, but maybe a little more reasonable than a lake monster.”
“Sideshow stuff, cryptozoology stuff, anything that might fit well in the Addams Family house.”
It became a mainstream idea, publicised and promoted by ‘father of cryptozoology’ Bernard Heuvelmans and his followers from the 1950s onwards.
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