Meaning

1 senses
  1. A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation.

    Kryptid

    крипти́дkryptýd

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Ziri's show explores your favorite cryptids.

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  2. Ziri never had an experience with a cryptid.

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  3. Ziri has never had an experience with a cryptid.

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  4. Ziri wants to present a different kind of cryptid.

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  5. Ziri has had his fair share of cryptid encounters.

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: cryptids
Singularcryptid
Pluralcryptids

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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