cryptozoic

cryp·to·zo·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krip-tuh-zoh-ik]
- /ˌkrɪp təˈzoʊ ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krip-tuh-zoh-ik]
- /ˌkrɪp təˈzoʊ ɪk/

Definitions of cryptozoic word

adjective cryptozoic of or relating to that part of geological time represented by rocks in which the evidence of life is slight and the life forms are primitive; pre-Phanerozoic 3
adjective cryptozoic (of animals) living in dark places, such as holes, caves, and beneath stones 3
adjective cryptozoic relating to animals that live in hidden locations, as in crevices or under leaves, rocks, etc. 3
adjective cryptozoic (initial capital letter) Geology. of or relating to that part of Precambrian time whose stratigraphic record yields only sparse, primitive fossils. 1
adjective cryptozoic Zoology. living in concealed or secluded places. 1
noun cryptozoic (initial capital letter) Geology. the part of Precambrian time whose stratigraphic record yields only sparse, primitive fossils. 1

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Origin of cryptozoic

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; crypto- + zo- + -ic

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Parts of speech for Cryptozoic

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cryptozoic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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