cryptozoology

Noun

Meaning

cryptozoology (uncountable)

Study of cryptids, animals whose existence has not been proven.
The Loch Ness Monster is one of the mysteries of cryptozoology.

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Examples

And if you've been keeping up with the world of cryptozoology, it's been especially crazy. Source: Internet

"Cryptozoology," Gee said, "the study of such fabulous creatures, can come in from the cold." citation However, cryptozoology has been widely criticised for a variety of reasons and is rejected by the academic world. Source: Internet

… In several respects the discussion and practice of cryptozoology sometimes, although not invariably, has demonstrated both deception and gullibility. Source: Internet

Only those characteristics can explain the belief of some humans in creationism, in the arrival of UFO's with extraterrestrial beings, or in some aspects of cryptozoology. Source: Internet

Regal says that "as an intellectual endeavor, cryptozoology has been studied as much as cryptozoologists have sought hidden animals". Source: Internet

Similarly, Sanderson published a series of books that assisted the developing hallmarks of cryptozoology, including Abominable Snowmen: Legend Come to Life (1961). Source: Internet

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