cryptid

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.
    — Now comes perhaps the cleverest tag of all: cryptozoology. It refers to the search for new animals, animals dwelling in unexpected places, and most importantly for "X-Files" scriptwriters, "cryptids"—legendary creatures such as the yeti.

词形变化

cryptids plural

词源

From crypt + -id. Coined by John E. Wall in 1983 in the ISC Newsletter.
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