Mohammad Modassir Mushtaque
Posted 4 year ago
3. Cryptozoology

‘Cryptozoology’ refers to the study of animals which have not yet been proven to exist, with popular examples including Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster. The word itself has a Greek origin, with ‘crypto’ coming from the Greek word ‘kryptos’ (‘hidden’), and ‘zoology’ coming from Ancient Greek and meaning ‘the study of animals’.

Example sentence:

“Jill became interested in cryptozoology after watching a documentary about Big Foot sightings.”
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