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cryptid

[ krip-tid ]

noun

  1. a creature whose reported existence is unproved, such as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness monster: the subject of cryptozoology:

    The most famous evidence for Bigfoot is film footage shot in 1967 that purports to show the cryptid running through the woods.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptid1

First recorded in 1980–85; crypt(o)- ( def ) + -id 2( def )

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