cryptid

Mar. 21st, 2008 07:30 am
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cryptid - n., an animal that may or may not exist.


Such as Nessie of Loch Ness. Or perhaps a better phrasing would be animal whose existence has not yet been proven. The study of, and search for, cryptids is the field of cryptozoology. Coined in 1983 by John E. Wall from Greek kryptos, hidden.

---L.

Date: 2008-03-22 01:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] packbat.livejournal.com
Whoa, 1983? Remarkably recent for such a good word!

Date: 2008-03-22 04:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
They still can make words like the used to.

---L.

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