cryptid

传闻动物

发音

/ˈkɹɪp.tɪd/

词形变化

cryptids 复数 cryptids

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    传闻动物

    生物 动物学

词源

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

来源：wiktionary