cryptid

== English == === Etymology === From crypt +‎ -id. Coined by John E. Wall in 1983 in the ISC Newsletter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪp.tɪd/ === Noun === cryptid (plural cryptids) (cryptozoology) A creature known only from folklore or legend, the existence of which is not proven by scientific observation. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: críptid → German: Kryptid → Portuguese: criptídeo → Spanish: críptido ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “cryptid”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “cryptid, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “cryptid, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “cryptid, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.