cryptidn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪptɪd/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪptəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crypto- comb. form, -id suffix³.

Etymology: < crypto- comb. form + -id suffix³, after cryptozoology n.

An animal whose existence or survival to the present day is disputed or unsubstantiated; any animal of interest to a cryptozoologist.

ΚΠ

1983 J. E. Wall in ISC Newslet. (Internat. Soc. Cryptozool.) Summer 10/3 It was suggested that new terms be coined to replace sensational and often misleading terms like ‘monster’. My suggestion is ‘cryptid’, meaning a living thing having the quality of being hidden or unknown.

1987 Cryptozoology 6 3 We know little or nothing about the population densities or reproductive rates of so-called ‘cryptids’.

1998 Fortean Times July 17/3 One supposed howler eyewitness is Fred Sprout, who..encountered a specimen of this cryptid one evening at dusk in mid-April 1998.

2003 New Scientist 26 July 49/1 There is a reasonable chance that at least some of the 1000-plus ‘cryptids’—creatures unknown to conventional science—described in this two-volume ‘field guide’ will eventually be shown to exist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cryptid
释义	cryptidn. Brit. /ˈkrɪptɪd/, U.S. /ˈkrɪptəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: crypto- comb. form, -id suffix³. Etymology: < crypto- comb. form + -id suffix³, after cryptozoology n. An animal whose existence or survival to the present day is disputed or unsubstantiated; any animal of interest to a cryptozoologist. ΚΠ 1983 J. E. Wall in ISC Newslet. (Internat. Soc. Cryptozool.) Summer 10/3 It was suggested that new terms be coined to replace sensational and often misleading terms like ‘monster’. My suggestion is ‘cryptid’, meaning a living thing having the quality of being hidden or unknown. 1987 Cryptozoology 6 3 We know little or nothing about the population densities or reproductive rates of so-called ‘cryptids’. 1998 Fortean Times July 17/3 One supposed howler eyewitness is Fred Sprout, who..encountered a specimen of this cryptid one evening at dusk in mid-April 1998. 2003 New Scientist 26 July 49/1 There is a reasonable chance that at least some of the 1000-plus ‘cryptids’—creatures unknown to conventional science—described in this two-volume ‘field guide’ will eventually be shown to exist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1983
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