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cryp•to•zo•ol•o•gy
(krip′tō zō ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
cryp′to•zo•ol′o•gist, n.
cryp•to•zo•o•log•i•cal
(krip′tō zō′ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.
- 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.
- crypto- + zoology